transglutaminase
noun
transglutaminase is spelled T-R-A-N-S-G-L-U-T-A-M-I-N-A-S-E: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transglutaminase means “Any of a family of enzymes that catalyze the reaction of lysine and glutamine groups in proteins and have a function in blood coagulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transglutaminase is transglutaminases.
How many letters and syllables are in transglutaminase?
| Letters | 16: T-R-A-N-S-G-L-U-T-A-M-I-N-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 transglutaminase?
Transglutaminase appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 transglutaminase
- transglutaminases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transglutaminase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a family of enzymes that catalyze the reaction of lysine and glutamine groups in proteins and have a function in blood coagulation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does transglutaminase come from?
From trans- + glutamine + -ase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).