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prophylactic

How many syllables in prophylactic?

  4 syllables

Divide prophylactic into syllables:   pro-phy-lac-tic
How to say prophylactic:

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What rhymes with prophylactic

2 syllables
  • lactic
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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