dimethylsulfoxide
Syllables
di-me-thyl-sul-fox-ide
Pronunciation
/ˌdaɪ.meθ.ɪl.sʌlˈfɒk.saɪd/
Stress
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Morphemes
di- + methyl + oxide
Dimethylsulfoxide is a six-syllable word (di-me-thyl-sul-fox-ide) with primary stress on the fifth syllable ('fox'). It's a compound noun derived from Greek and Latin roots, and its syllabification follows standard English (GB) rules based on vowel and consonant patterns.
Definitions
- 1
A colorless liquid with a slight garlic-like odor, used as a polar aprotic solvent, a cryoprotectant, and a penetration enhancer.
“Dimethylsulfoxide is widely used in biological research.”
“The drug was dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide for administration.”
syn:DMSO
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('fox'). The stress pattern is typical for multi-syllabic compound words.
Syllables
di — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. me — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. thyl — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.. sul — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by a vowel and ending in a consonant.. fox — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster, primary stress.. ide — Open syllable, diphthong followed by a consonant.
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Open Syllable
A syllable ending in a vowel sound is considered open.
Closed Syllable
A syllable ending in a consonant sound is considered closed.
Vowel Cluster
Vowel clusters are generally treated as a single vowel sound for syllabification purposes.
- Potential for vowel reduction in unstressed syllables (e.g., 'oxide' to /əksaɪd/ in some pronunciations).
- Acceptance of complex onsets (e.g., 'sul') as valid syllable structures.
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