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preservative

How many syllables in preservative?

  4 syllables

Divide preservative into syllables:   pre-serv-a-tive
Stressed syllable in preservative:   pre-serv-a-tive
How to pronounce preservative:   pri-zur-vuh-tiv
How to say preservative:

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      • chemical addition
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