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# How to pronounce "parent compound" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/pærɛntkɒmpæʊnd/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **pa·ren·tcom·pound**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "parent compound" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "is very toxic, very bioavailable. Then all of a sudden saying that that the parent compound is non-toxic becomes irrelevant, becomes trivial. You've just deemed something to be non-toxic when you know that it comes in contact with uh with stomach acid. It's transformed into another molecule and that stuff is is extremely toxic. When you look at the primary uh excretion organs, you you're"
- **Watch at 4:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6sFdawERRU&t=260s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "significantly worse than Platinum there's the parent compound when copper is in it the current or a number of oxygen turnovers per copper atom per"
- **Watch at 42:59**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGj-lLwk6Rs&t=2579s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "In 1985, they found that both Alar, which is the parent compound and the metabolite, the UDMH, was a "probable human" carcinogen."
- **Watch at 15:51**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22VZxGnAnKk&t=951s)


## How to Pronounce "parent compound"

- **Syllables**: pa · ren · tcom · pound
- **IPA**: `/pærɛntkɒmpæʊnd/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[parent](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/parent), [compound](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/compound)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “parent compound”?
“parent compound” is pronounced /pærɛntkɒmpæʊnd/ (pa · ren · tcom · pound). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “parent compound”?
“parent compound” has 4 syllables: pa · ren · tcom · pound.

### How can I hear “parent compound” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “parent compound” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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