secretase
noun
secretase is spelled S-E-C-R-E-T-A-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, secretase means “An enzyme that "snips" pieces off a longer protein that is embedded in the cell membrane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of secretase is secretases.
How many letters and syllables are in secretase?
| Letters | 9: S-E-C-R-E-T-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is secretase?
Secretase appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of secretase
- secretases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does secretase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An enzyme that "snips" pieces off a longer protein that is embedded in the cell membrane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does secretase come from?
From secrete + -ase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).