topoisomerase
/ˌtɑpoʊˌaɪˈsɑməˌɹeɪs/noun
topoisomerase is spelled T-O-P-O-I-S-O-M-E-R-A-S-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, topoisomerase means “Any of several enzymes that affect the topology of DNA, especially ones that relax supercoiling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of topoisomerase is topoisomerases.
How many letters and syllables are in topoisomerase?
| Letters | 13: T-O-P-O-I-S-O-M-E-R-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is topoisomerase?
Topoisomerase appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 topoisomerase?
- UK /ˌtɒpəʊˌaɪˈsɒməˌɹeɪs/
- US /ˌtɑpoʊˌaɪˈsɑməˌɹeɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-topoisomerase.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with topoisomerase?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as topoisomerase from its last stressed vowel (/ɑməɹeɪs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of topoisomerase
- topoisomerases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does topoisomerase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several enzymes that affect the topology of DNA, especially ones that relax supercoiling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does topoisomerase come from?
From topo- + isomerase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).