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hexahydrobenzene

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6 syllables
16 characters
English (US)
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6syllables

hexahydrobenzene

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

hex-a-hy-dro-ben-zene

Pronunciation

/ˌhɛk.səˈhaɪ.droʊ.bɛn.zin/

Stress

001000

Morphemes

hexa- + hydro- + benzene

Hexahydrobenzene is a six-syllable noun with primary stress on the third syllable. Syllabification follows the V-C-V rule and diphthong rule. It's a chemical term composed of the prefixes 'hexa-' and 'hydro-' and the root 'benzene'.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A saturated cyclic hydrocarbon with six carbon atoms, each bonded to one hydrogen atom in addition to the adjacent carbon atoms.

    “Hexahydrobenzene is a common solvent in organic chemistry.”

    syn:Cyclohexane
    ant:Benzene

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('hy'), indicated by '1'. The other syllables are unstressed ('0').

Syllables

6
hex/hɛk/
a/ə/
hy/haɪ/
dro/droʊ/
ben/bɛn/
zene/zin/

hex — Closed syllable, initial syllable.. a — Open syllable, schwa vowel.. hy — Diphthong syllable.. dro — Closed syllable.. ben — Closed syllable.. zene — Closed syllable, final syllable.

Word Parts

pre

hexa-

Greek origin, meaning six; quantitative prefix.

root

hydro-

Greek origin, meaning water/hydrogen; indicates hydrogen presence.

suf

benzene

Derived from German 'Benzin', originally from Arabic 'al-banzan'; core structural component.

Similar Words

hex­a­gonpen­ta­gonben­zene

V-C-V Rule

Syllables are divided between vowels in vowel-consonant-vowel patterns.

Diphthong Rule

Diphthongs are generally kept within the same syllable.

  • The compound nature of the word requires consideration of morphemic boundaries.
  • Established pronunciation conventions guide the syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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