tetrahydrofolate
noun
tetrahydrofolate is spelled T-E-T-R-A-H-Y-D-R-O-F-O-L-A-T-E: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tetrahydrofolate means “The conjugate base of, or any salt or ester of, tetrahydrofolic acid; it is a coenzyme, formed by reduction of folic acid, involved in the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tetrahydrofolate is tetrahydrofolates.
How many letters and syllables are in tetrahydrofolate?
| Letters | 16: T-E-T-R-A-H-Y-D-R-O-F-O-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 tetrahydrofolate?
Tetrahydrofolate appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 tetrahydrofolate
- tetrahydrofolates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tetrahydrofolate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The conjugate base of, or any salt or ester of, tetrahydrofolic acid; it is a coenzyme, formed by reduction of folic acid, involved in the biosynthesis of purines.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate tetrahydrofolate?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of tetrahydrofolate: THF.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tetrahydrofolate come from?
From tetra- + hydro- + folate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).