xylanase
noun
xylanase is spelled X-Y-L-A-N-A-S-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, xylanase means “Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of xylan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of xylanase is xylanases.
How many letters and syllables are in xylanase?
| Letters | 8: X-Y-L-A-N-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 xylanase?
Xylanase appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 xylanase
- xylanases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does xylanase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of xylan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does xylanase come from?
From xylan + -ase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).