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phosphorescent

How many syllables in phosphorescent?

  4 syllables

Divide phosphorescent into syllables:   phos-pho-res-cent
How to pronounce phosphorescent:   fos-fer-es-ent
How to say phosphorescent:

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What rhymes with phosphorescent

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