polyvinylformaldehyde
Syllables
po-ly-vi-nyl-for-mal-de-hyde
Pronunciation
/ˌpɑliˌvaɪnɪlˌfɔrmælˈdiːhaɪd/
Stress
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Morphemes
poly- + formalde- + -hyde
Polyvinyl-formaldehyde is divided into eight syllables: po-ly-vi-nyl-for-mal-de-hyde. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The word is a compound noun derived from Greek and chemical terminology, referring to a specific synthetic resin. Syllabification follows standard US English vowel-consonant and diphthong rules.
Definitions
- 1
A synthetic resin made by copolymerizing formaldehyde with polyvinyl alcohol.
“The coating was made of polyvinyl-formaldehyde.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('diː'), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
po — Open syllable, initial syllable.. ly — Open syllable.. vi — Open syllable, contains a diphthong.. nyl — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. for — Open syllable.. mal — Open syllable.. de — Open syllable.. hyde — Closed syllable, contains a diphthong.
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