squalene
/ˈskweɪliːn/noun
squalene is spelled S-Q-U-A-L-E-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, squalene means “A linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human sebum; it plays a role in the biosynthesis of steroids” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of squalene is squalenes.
How many letters and syllables are in squalene?
| Letters | 8: S-Q-U-A-L-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 squalene?
Squalene appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 squalene?
- /ˈskweɪliːn/
- /ˈskwɑːliːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-squalene.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of squalene
- squalenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does squalene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human sebum; it plays a role in the biosynthesis of steroids.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Squalene in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense triterpene hydrocarbon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | squalène |
| German | Squalen |
| Spanish | esqualene |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does squalene come from?
From Latin squālus (“shark”) + -ene, because it is found in shark liver.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).