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Words with Root “phosphate” in English (GB)
Browse English (GB) words sharing the root “phosphate”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.
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phosphate Derived from Greek *phosphoros* (light-bringing), referring to a salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
sulphoxyphosphate
5 syllables17 letters
sul·phox·y·pho·sphate
/ˈsʌlfɒksiˌfɒsfeɪt/
noun
The word 'sulphoxyphosphate' is divided into five syllables: sul-phox-y-pho-sphate. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable. It's a noun composed of the prefixes 'sulph-' and 'oxy-' and the root 'phosphate'. The 'ph' digraph is pronounced as /f/, and the 'oxy' sequence is treated as a single unit.