acetylphenylhydrazine
Syllables
a-ce-tyl-phen-yl-hy-dra-zine
Pronunciation
/əˈsɛtɪlˌfɛnɪlhaɪˈdreɪziːn/
Stress
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Morphemes
acetyl- + phenyl- + -hydrazine
Acetylphenylhydrazine is a complex noun with seven syllables (a-ce-tyl-phen-yl-hy-dra-zine). Stress falls on the fourth syllable ('phen'). Syllabification follows VCV rules and respects morpheme boundaries. It's a chemical compound used in dye and pharmaceutical synthesis.
Definitions
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A chemical compound derived from phenylhydrazine by acetylation.
“Acetylphenylhydrazine is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of dyes and pharmaceuticals.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('phen'), and the final syllable ('zine') also receives secondary stress. The remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
a-ce — Open syllable, unstressed.. tyl — Open syllable, unstressed.. phen — Open syllable, stressed.. yl — Open syllable, unstressed.. hy — Diphthong, unstressed.. dra — Diphthong, unstressed.. zine — Closed syllable, stressed.
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VCV Rule
Syllables are divided between vowels when consonant-vowel-consonant-vowel patterns occur.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are split around vowels where possible.
Morpheme Boundary Rule
Syllable division often respects morpheme boundaries.
- The length of the word and the presence of multiple morphemes require careful application of syllable division rules.
- The 'ph' digraph is treated as a single phoneme /f/.
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