Words with Root “pharmaco” in English (US)

A nine-syllable compound noun, 'neuropsychopharmacology' is divided as 'neu-ro-psy-cho-phar-ma-col-o-gy'. The division respects its four morphemes (neuro-, psycho-, pharmaco-, -logy). Primary stress is on the 'col' syllable, following the rule for words ending in '-logy', with secondary stresses on 'neu', 'psy', and 'phar'. The phonetic transcription is /ˌnʊəroʊˌsaɪkoʊˌfɑːrməˈkɒlədʒi/.

Psychopharmacology is a seven-syllable noun with primary stress on the fourth syllable ('phar-'). It's derived from Greek roots and suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard English onset-rime principles, with some considerations for consonant clusters and phonetic rules.