carboxylase
French, noun\kaʁ.bok.si.laz\
carboxylase is spelled C-A-R-B-O-X-Y-L-A-S-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 93 million words in written French, the 301,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carboxylase is a French feminine noun meaning “carboxylase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Enzyme qui assure l'incorporation du CO₂ (dioxyde de carbone) dans les molécules intermédiaires”.
What does carboxylase mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecarboxylase
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Enzyme qui assure l'incorporation du CO₂ (dioxyde de carbone) dans les molécules intermédiaires.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of carboxylase
- carboxylases plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carboxylase?
- \kaʁ.bok.si.laz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is carboxylase in French?
carboxylase appears about once in every 93 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).