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chromosome

How many syllables in chromosome?

  3 syllables

Divide chromosome into syllables:   chro-mo-some
Primary syllable stress:   chro-mo-some
Secondary syllable stress:   chro-mo-some
How to pronounce chromosome:   kroh-muh-sohm
How to say chromosome:

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