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dimethylcarbinol

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6 syllables
16 characters
English (US)
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6syllables

dimethylcarbinol

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

di-me-thyl-car-bi-nol

Pronunciation

[daɪˌmiːθɪlˌkɑːrbɪˈnɒl]

Stress

001000

Morphemes

di- + methyl + -carbinol

The word 'dimethylcarbinol' is a chemical compound divided into six syllables: di-me-thyl-car-bi-nol, with stress on the third syllable (thyl-). Syllabification follows standard English phonetic rules.

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1

    An organic chemical compound, a secondary alcohol.

    “Dimethylcarbinol is used as a solvent and intermediate in organic synthesis.”

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the third syllable (thyl-).

Syllables

6
di-[di]
me-[me]
thyl-[θil]
car-[kɑr]
bi-[bi]
nol[nɔl]

di- — Open syllable.. me- — Open syllable.. thyl- — Consonant cluster followed by a vowel.. car- — Open syllable.. bi- — Open syllable.. nol — CVC syllable.

Word Parts

pre

di-

Indicates two identical groups.

root

methyl

Derived from methane.

suf

-carbinol

Functional group indicating an alcohol.

Similar Words

e­tha­nolme­tha­noli­so­pro­pa­nol

Open Syllable

Syllables ending in a vowel are divided after the vowel.

Consonant Cluster

Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.

CVC Syllable

Syllables consisting of a consonant, a vowel, and a consonant are divided after the vowel.

  • The word contains a consonant cluster 'thyl' which is treated as a single unit for syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 8/11/2025

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