thromboxane
noun
thromboxane is spelled T-H-R-O-M-B-O-X-A-N-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thromboxane means “Any of a number of eicosanoids, related to prostaglandin, that have a role in the clotting of blood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thromboxane is thromboxanes.
How many letters and syllables are in thromboxane?
| Letters | 11: T-H-R-O-M-B-O-X-A-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 thromboxane?
Thromboxane appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 thromboxane
- thromboxanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thromboxane mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a number of eicosanoids, related to prostaglandin, that have a role in the clotting of blood
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thromboxane come from?
From thromb- + oxane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).