Words with Root “hydro-chlor-” in English (US)

Dehydrochlorinate is a six-syllable verb with primary stress on the fifth syllable (ri). It's formed from the prefix 'de-', roots 'hydro-' and 'chlor-', and the suffix '-inate'. Syllable division follows vowel-consonant and consonant cluster rules. Its complex structure influences stress placement.

Dehydrochlorination is a 7-syllable chemistry noun (de-hy-dro-chlo-ri-na-tion, /diːˌhaɪdroʊˌklɔːrɪˈneɪʃən/) with primary stress on 'na' and secondary stress on 'hy' and 'chlo'. Morphologically, it combines the Latin prefix 'de-' (removal), Greek roots 'hydro-' (hydrogen) and 'chlor-' (chlorine), and the Latin nominal suffix '-ation'. Syllabification follows morpheme boundaries and the Maximal Onset Principle for legal consonant clusters.