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# How to pronounce "oxybenzone" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɒksɪbɛnzɒʊn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **o·xy·ben·zone**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- A benzophenone compound widely used in sunscreens and plastics.
  - *Example*: "Chemical ingredients — such as avobenzone, oxybenzone and homosalate — absorb the UV rays. Both types of sunscreen can degrade or wash off over time, so it’s important to reapply every two hours, and more frequently if you’re swimming or sweating."

### Example Sentences
- "Chemical ingredients — such as avobenzone, oxybenzone and homosalate — absorb the UV rays. Both types of sunscreen can degrade or wash off over time, so it’s important to reapply every two hours, and more frequently if you’re swimming or sweating."
- "Oxybenzone works really well as a Sun protectant, but it can be bad news for the environment."
- "to oxybenzone, a common active ingredient found in sunscreen."

### Common Phrases
- sunscreen oxybenzone
- oxybenzone works

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (6 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "oxybenzone" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "to oxybenzone, a common active ingredient found in sunscreen. Oxybenzone works really well as a Sun protectant, but it can be bad news for the environment. In ocean ecosystems, it’s been shown to cause stress to corals, making them more susceptible to bleaching and causing irreparable damage to their DNA."
- **Watch at 1:31**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLq6JhZGbQQ&t=91s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "to oxybenzone, a common active ingredient found in sunscreen."
- **Watch at 1:27**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLq6JhZGbQQ&t=87s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "and in other countries benzo phenones uh this this oxybenzone was just named the contact allergen of the Year by the American"
- **Watch at 40:13**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfrtlBcgI00&t=2413s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "patients got a rash with it it was taken off the market in the late 60s or early 70s benzophenones or oxybenzone is the main ingredient we see in most UVB"
- **Watch at 39:48**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfrtlBcgI00&t=2388s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "moisturizes the top layer so the agents that the environmental working group has um talked about are oxybenzone and they worry about endocrine disruption"
- **Watch at 48:24**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfrtlBcgI00&t=2904s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "They produce all sorts of chemicals, like some amino acids and carotenoids, that researchers are currently experimenting with to produce a safer alternative to oxybenzones."
- **Watch at 1:45**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLq6JhZGbQQ&t=105s)


## How to Pronounce "oxybenzone"

- **Syllables**: o · xy · ben · zone
- **IPA**: `/ɒksɪbɛnzɒʊn/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[oxybenzene](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/oxybenzene), [oxybenzoate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/oxybenzoate), [oxybenzoic](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/oxybenzoic), [oxy](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/oxy), [oxyacanthine](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/oxyacanthine), [oxyacetylene](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/oxyacetylene), [oxyacetylenic](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/oxyacetylenic), [oxyacid](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/oxyacid)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “oxybenzone”?
“oxybenzone” is pronounced /ɒksɪbɛnzɒʊn/ (o · xy · ben · zone). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “oxybenzone”?
“oxybenzone” has 4 syllables: o · xy · ben · zone.

### What does “oxybenzone” mean?
A benzophenone compound widely used in sunscreens and plastics.

### How can I hear “oxybenzone” used in real sentences?
This page has 6 real-world video examples of “oxybenzone” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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