upregulate
verb
upregulate is spelled U-P-R-E-G-U-L-A-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, upregulate means “To increase the number of cell receptors by using upregulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in upregulate?
| Letters | 10: U-P-R-E-G-U-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 upregulate?
Upregulate appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 upregulate
- upregulates present, singular, he/she/it
- upregulating participle, present
- upregulated participle, past
- up-regulate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does upregulate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To increase the number of cell receptors by using upregulation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does upregulate come from?
From up- + regulate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).