Number of syllables in the word 'thalidomide'

Find out how many syllables are there in the word thalidomide.

  1. No of syllables in thalidomide : 4
  2. Divide syllables in thalidomide : tha-lid-o-mide

More about the word - thalidomide

  1. noun
  2. Synonyms : (RS)-, -yl, C, H, N, O
  3. Definition : A drug sold during the late 1950s and early 1960s as a sleeping aid, and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms, but withdrawn as causing severe birth defects, such as phocomelia; currently used to treat leprosy.

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