tocilizumab
noun
tocilizumab is spelled T-O-C-I-L-I-Z-U-M-A-B: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tocilizumab means “A human monoclonal antibody against the interleukin-6 receptor. Used to attenuate counterproductive immune responses in certain diseases (autoimmune…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tocilizumab?
| Letters | 11: T-O-C-I-L-I-Z-U-M-A-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 tocilizumab?
Tocilizumab appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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).
What does tocilizumab mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A human monoclonal antibody against the interleukin-6 receptor. Used to attenuate counterproductive immune responses in certain diseases (autoimmune or infectious).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tocilizumab come from?
From arbitrary prefix to- + -ci- (“cardiovascular”) + -li- (“immunomodulating”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).