phosphorous

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

How many syllables in phosphorous?

3 syllables

Divide phosphorous into syllables: phos-pho-rous
How to say phosphorous:

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