dehydrocorticosterone
Syllables
de-hy-dro-cor-ti-co-ste-ro-ne
Pronunciation
/diːˌhaɪ.droʊˌkɔː.tɪˈkoʊ.steɪ.roʊn/
Stress
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Morphemes
de- + hydrocortic- + -sterone
Dehydrocorticosterone is divided into nine syllables: de-hy-dro-cor-ti-co-ste-ro-ne. Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('co'). The word is morphologically complex, with Latin and Greek roots and suffixes. Syllabification follows standard English rules prioritizing onsets and vowel nuclei.
Definitions
- 1
A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex.
“The researchers measured the levels of dehydrocorticosterone in the blood samples.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('co' in 'cortico-'). This is influenced by both general stress rules (penultimate syllable) and morphological structure.
Syllables
de — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. hy — Diphthong forming a syllable.. dro — Consonant cluster 'dr' forms an onset, vowel creates a syllable nucleus.. cor — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. ti — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. co — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant. Primary stress.. ste — Consonant cluster 'st' forms an onset, diphthong forms the nucleus.. ro — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. ne — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.
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Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must have a vowel sound as its nucleus.
- The word's length and complex morphology require careful consideration of stress placement.
- The 'dr' and 'st' consonant clusters are common and do not present significant syllabification challenges.
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