dimethyltryptamine
Syllables
di-me-thyl-tryp-ta-mine
Pronunciation
/ˌdaɪ.mɛθ.ɪl.trɪp.təˈmiːn/
Stress
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Morphemes
di- + methyl- + -amine
Dimethyltryptamine is divided into six syllables: di-me-thyl-tryp-ta-mine. The primary stress falls on 'ta'. The word is morphologically complex, composed of Greek and Latin roots and affixes. Syllabification follows standard English vowel-consonant division rules, accounting for consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
A naturally occurring psychedelic tryptamine found in many plants and animals, including humans.
“Dimethyltryptamine is a powerful hallucinogen.”
“Researchers are studying the effects of dimethyltryptamine on consciousness.”
syn:DMT
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ta'). The stress pattern is typical for complex chemical names.
Syllables
di — Open syllable, initial syllable.. me — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. thyl — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. tryp — Closed syllable, contains a consonant cluster.. ta — Open syllable, primary stress.. mine — Closed syllable, final syllable.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are typically divided after a vowel when followed by a consonant.
Vowel-Consonant Cluster (VCC)
Syllables are divided after a vowel even when followed by a consonant cluster, attempting to maintain pronounceable units.
- The 'th' digraph is treated as a single consonant for phonetic transcription but a consonant cluster for syllabification.
- Potential vowel reduction in unstressed syllables by some speakers.
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