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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| copula | /xx | Noun | 
| conjunctive | xxx | Adjective | 
| linker | /x | Noun | 
| connective | x/x | Noun | 
| ergative | /xx | Adjective | 
| auxiliary | x/xx | Noun | 
| pointing | /x | Verb | 
| reflexive | x/x | Adjective | 
| verb | / | Noun | 
| complementizer | /xxxx | Noun | 
| adjunctive | /xx | Adjective | 
| conjunct | xx | Noun | 
| talking | /x | Verb | 
| correlative | /xxx | Adjective | 
| conjunction | x/x | Noun | 
| conjugation | xx/x | Noun | 
| dative | /x | Noun | 
| participial | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| clause | / | Noun | 
| linkage | /x | Noun | 
| gerund | /x | Noun | 
| modal | /x | Adjective | 
| coordination | xxx/x | Noun | 
| infinitive | x/xx | Noun | 
| cohesion | x/x | Noun | 
| passive | /x | Adjective | 
| iterative | /xxx | Adjective | 
| distributive | x/xx | Adjective | 
| preverbal | x/x | Adjective | 
| adjectival | /xxx | Adjective | 
| locative | /xx | Noun | 
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective | 
| prepositional | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| coordinator | x/xxx | Noun | 
| cohesive | x/x | Adjective | 
| demonstrative | x/xx | Adjective | 
| predicative | /xxx | Adjective | 
| ablative | /xx | Noun | 
| participle | /xxx | Noun | 
| complement | /xx | Noun | 
| part of speech | /// | Phrase, Noun | 
| imperative | x/xx | Noun | 
| adverbial | x/xx | Noun | 
| accusative | x/xx | Noun | 
| clitic | /x | Noun | 
| agentive | x/x | Noun | 
| verbal | /x | Adjective | 
| implication | xx/x | Noun | 
| transitivity | xx/xx | Noun | 
| quantifier | /xxx | Noun | 
| pronominal | x/xx | Adjective | 
| constituent | x/xx | Noun | 
| theme | / | Noun | 
| argument | /xx | Noun | 
| apposition | xx/x | Noun | 
| vocative | /xx | Noun | 
| progressive | x/x | Adjective | 
| partitive | /xx | Adjective | 
| causal | /x | Adjective | 
| liaison | x/x | Noun | 
| complementation | /xx/x | Noun | 
| concatenation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| tense | / | Noun | 
| abutting | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| accumulator | x/xxx | Noun | 
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| adjective | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| adverb | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| affair | x/ | Noun | 
| affix | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| allosteric | /x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| angiogenic | /xx/x | Adjective | 
| antiangiogenic | xx/xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| anticipatory | x/xxxx | Adjective | 
| antifungal | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| antimicrobial | xxx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| antithrombotic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| antitumor | xx/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| antiviral | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| articulating | x/xxx | Verb, Noun | 
| associate | x/xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| attributive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| bactericidal | x/x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| between | x/ | Noun | 
| bifunctional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| bind | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bond | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| branding | /x | Noun | 
| bridging | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| calibration | xx/x | Noun | 
| candidate | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| catalytic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| chain | / | Noun, Verb | 
| coalition | xx/x | Noun | 
| combining | x/x | Noun | 
| connect | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| connection | x/x | Noun | 
| connectivity | xx/xx | Noun | 
| contact | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| correlate | /xx | Verb, Noun | 
| coupling | /x | Noun | 
| dampers | /x | Noun | 
| denoting | x/x | Verb | 
| english | /x | Name, Adjective, Verb | 
| expresses | x/x | Verb | 
| expression | x/x | Noun | 
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| finite | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| firings | /x | Noun | 
| focal | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| grammar | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| grammatical | x/xx | Adjective | 
| hyperlinks | /xx | Noun | 
| imperfect | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| infinitival | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| integrating | /xxx | Adjective | 
| interconnecting | xxx/x | Verb, Noun | 
| intertwining | /xxx | Noun | 
| intransitive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| involving | x/x | Verb | 
| joining | /x | Noun | 
| labeling | /xx | Noun | 
| leading | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| lier | / | Noun | 
| link | / | Noun, Verb | 
| loadings | /x | Noun | 
| loads | / | Adverb | 
| lookup | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| mapping | /x | Noun | 
| matching | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| metadata | xx/x | Noun | 
| modifying | /xxx | Verb | 
| morpheme | /x | Noun | 
| networking | /xx | Noun | 
| noun | / | Noun, Verb | 
| nucleophilic | /xx/x | Adjective | 
| object | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| oral | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| pairing | /x | Noun | 
| pegging | /x | Noun | 
| pooling | /x | Noun | 
| prefix | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| presenters | /xx | Noun | 
| pronoun | /x | Noun | 
| reaction | x/x | Noun | 
| relate | x/ | Verb | 
| relationship | x/xx | Noun | 
| reliant | x/x | Adjective | 
| reserving | x/x | Verb | 
| run | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| sealing | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| sentence | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| sequencing | /xx | Noun | 
| serialization | /xxx/x | Noun | 
| shots | / | Noun | 
| sneeze | / | Verb, Noun | 
| stowing | /x | Noun | 
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| suffix | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| term | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| tie | / | Noun, Verb | 
| treated | /x | Adjective | 
| twinning | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| unites | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| vent | / | Noun, Verb | 
| website | /x | Noun | 
| word | / | Noun, Verb | 
