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nonmetallic

How many syllables in nonmetallic?

  4 syllables

Divide nonmetallic into syllables:   non-me-tal-lic
Primary syllable stress:   non-me-tal-lic
Secondary syllable stress:   non-me-tal-lic
How to pronounce nonmetallic:   non-muh-tal-ik
How to say nonmetallic:

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