spliceosome
/ˈsplaɪsioʊˌsoʊm/noun
spliceosome is spelled S-P-L-I-C-E-O-S-O-M-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spliceosome means “A dynamic complex of RNA and protein subunits that removes introns from precursor mRNA” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spliceosome is spliceosomes.
How many letters and syllables are in spliceosome?
| Letters | 11: S-P-L-I-C-E-O-S-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 spliceosome?
Spliceosome appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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).
How do you pronounce spliceosome?
- /ˈsplaɪsioʊˌsoʊm/
- /ˈsplaɪsəˌsoʊm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of spliceosome
- spliceosomes plural
- splicosome
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spliceosome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dynamic complex of RNA and protein subunits that removes introns from precursor mRNA.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spliceosome come from?
From splice + -o- + -some.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).