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glycerophosphate

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5 syllables
16 characters
English (US)
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5syllables

glycerophosphate

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

gly-cer-o-phos-phate

Pronunciation

/ˌɡlɪs.ə.roʊˈfɑːs.feɪt/

Stress

00100

Morphemes

glycero- + phosph- + -ate

Glycerophosphate is a five-syllable noun with primary stress on the third syllable ('phos'). Syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel-consonant patterns. The word is a compound of 'glycero-' (sweet), 'phosph-' (light-bringing), and '-ate' (forming a salt/ester).

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A salt or ester of glycerol and phosphoric acid.

    “Sodium glycerophosphate is used as a mineral supplement.”

    “The study investigated the effects of glycerophosphate on bone density.”

    syn:Glycerophosphoric acid ester

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('phos'). The stress is due to the vowel length and prominence in this syllable.

Syllables

5
gly/ɡlaɪ/
cer/sər/
o/roʊ/
phos/fɑːs/
phate/feɪt/

gly — Open, unstressed syllable.. cer — Closed, unstressed syllable.. o — Open, unstressed syllable.. phos — Closed, stressed syllable.. phate — Closed, unstressed syllable.

Word Parts

pre

glycero-

From Greek *glykys* (sweet), relating to glycerol.

root

phosph-

From Greek *phosphoros* (light-bringing), relating to phosphorus.

suf

-ate

Latin origin, forms a noun denoting a salt or ester.

Similar Words

pho­spha­tegly­ce­rolhip­po­phos­phate

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Syllable break after the first vowel.

Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)

Syllable break after the vowel.

Open Syllable

Syllable break after the vowel.

  • The 'ph' digraph is treated as a single consonant cluster.
  • The vowel /ə/ in the second syllable is a schwa, common in unstressed syllables.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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