Words with Suffix “--lic” in English (US)

The compound adjective 'formaldehydesulphoxylic' is divided into eight syllables: for-mal-de-hyde-sul-phox-y-lic. Its phonetic transcription is /fɔːrˌmæl.dəˌhaɪd.səlˈfɒks.ɪ.lɪk/. The word combines 'formaldehyde' and 'sulphoxylic'. Primary stress is on 'phox' due to English stress rules for words ending in '-ic' where a light penultimate syllable causes stress to shift to the heavy antepenultimate syllable.

The word 'presplenomegalic' is divided into five syllables: pre-spleno-meg-a-lic. It's an adjective formed from Greek and Latin roots with the primary stress on the final syllable. Syllabification follows standard vowel and consonant cluster rules, with consideration for morpheme boundaries.