heterotrophic

The # of syllables in heterotrophic can be found in the Syllable Dictionary at HowManySyllables.com/syllables/heterotrophic .

How many syllables in heterotrophic?

5 syllables

Divide heterotrophic into syllables: het-er-o-troph-ic
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