chlortetracycline
Syllables
chl-or-te-tra-cy-cline
Pronunciation
/ˌklɔːr.te.trəˈsaɪ.klɪn/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
chloro- + tetracycline
Chlortetracycline is a six-syllable noun with primary stress on the fourth syllable. Syllabification follows standard US English rules, treating 'chl' as a single onset and applying vowel-following consonant division. The word's structure reflects its Greek and Latin roots, with 'chloro-' as a prefix and 'tetracycline' as the root.
Definitions
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An antibiotic produced by *Streptomyces aureofaciens*.
“The veterinarian prescribed chlortetracycline for the animal's infection.”
“Chlortetracycline is often used in livestock farming.”
syn:Aureomycin
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('tra') due to the length of the root and the typical stress pattern for words ending in '-ine'.
Syllables
chl — Closed syllable, initial consonant cluster.. or — Open syllable.. te — Open syllable.. tra — Open syllable.. cy — Open syllable, diphthong.. cline — Closed syllable.
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Onset-Rime Division
Syllables are divided based on the onset (initial consonant sounds) and rime (vowel and following consonants).
Vowel-Following Consonant Rule
When a vowel is followed by a consonant, the syllable typically ends at the vowel.
Consonant Cluster Syllabification
Consonant clusters are treated as a single unit within the onset or coda.
Diphthong Syllabification
Diphthongs (vowel combinations) generally form a single syllable.
- The initial 'chl' cluster is a digraph, consistently pronounced as /kl/ in US English.
- The stress pattern is relatively fixed, but slight variations might occur depending on speaking rate and regional accent.
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