tyrosinase
noun
tyrosinase is spelled T-Y-R-O-S-I-N-A-S-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tyrosinase means “An enzyme, similar to catechol oxidase, that catalyzes the production of phenolic pigments such as melanin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tyrosinase is tyrosinases.
How many letters and syllables are in tyrosinase?
| Letters | 10: T-Y-R-O-S-I-N-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 tyrosinase?
Tyrosinase appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 tyrosinase
- tyrosinases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tyrosinase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An enzyme, similar to catechol oxidase, that catalyzes the production of phenolic pigments such as melanin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tyrosinase come from?
From tyrosine + -ase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).