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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| nucleotide | /xxx | Noun |
| base | / | Noun |
| repeat | x/ | Verb |
| macromolecule | xx/xx | Noun |
| dinucleotide | x/xxx | Noun |
| lesion | /x | Noun |
| adenine | /xx | Noun |
| nuclease | xx/ | Noun |
| histone | /x | Noun |
| primer | /x | Noun |
| gene | / | Noun |
| genetic code | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| duplex | /x | Noun |
| motif | x/ | Noun |
| codon | /x | Noun |
| complement | /xx | Noun |
| protein | /x | Noun |
| nucleosome | /xxx | Noun |
| strand | / | Noun |
| biopolymer | /x/xx | Noun |
| oligo | /xx | Noun |
| phosphodiesterase | /x/x/ | Noun |
| aptamer | //x | Noun |
| duplication | xx/x | Noun |
| endonuclease | xx/x | Noun |
| sequencing | /xx | Noun |
| block | / | Noun |
| sequencer | /xx | Noun |
| ribonuclease | xxxx | Noun |
| chromatin | x/x | Noun |
| sense | / | Noun |
| molecular biology | x/xxx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| construct | x/ | Verb |
| polymerase | /xxx | Noun |
| genome | /x | Noun |
| hybridization | xxx/x | Noun |
| read | / | Verb |
| oligonucleotide | /xx/xxx | Noun |
| chromosome | /xx | Noun |
| acerbic | x/x | Adjective |
| acetate | /xx | Noun |
| acetic | x/x | Adjective |
| acidic | x/x | Adjective |
| acidification | xxxx/x | Noun |
| acidity | x/xx | Noun |
| acidly | /xx | Adverb |
| acrid | /x | Adjective |
| alanine | /xx | Noun |
| aldehyde | /xx | Noun |
| alkali | /xx | Noun |
| alkaline | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| amino | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| amino acid | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| anhydride | x/x | Noun |
| aqueous | /xx | Adjective |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| battery | /xx | Noun |
| biting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blistering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| boric acid | /x/x | Name, Name |
| burn | / | Verb, Noun |
| butyric | /xx | Adjective |
| carbolic acid | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| carbonic acid | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| caustic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cheese | / | Noun, Verb |
| chemical | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| chemistry | /xx | Noun |
| chlorine | /x | Noun |
| citric acid | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| compound | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| corrosive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| cyanide | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| digestion | x/x | Noun |
| dna | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| drug | / | Noun, Verb |
| electrolyte | x/xx | Noun |
| ester | /x | Noun |
| ether | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ethyl | /x | Noun |
| fatty | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| fire | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gastric | /x | Adjective |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hydrochloric acid | x//x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| hydrogen | /xx | Noun |
| litmus | /x | Noun |
| lysergic acid diethylamide | //x/x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| nitrate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| nitric | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| nitric acid | /x/x | Name, Name |
| nitrite | /x | Noun |
| oil of vitriol | ///xx | Phrase, Noun |
| pain | / | Noun, Verb |
| permanganate | x/xx | Noun |
| phenol | /x | Noun |
| phosphate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| phosphoric | /xx | Adjective |
| positive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| precipitation | xxx/x | Noun |
| prussic acid | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| pyridine | /xx | Noun |
| rain | / | Noun, Verb |
| rainfall | /x | Noun |
| rainy | /x | Adjective |
| rancid | /x | Adjective |
| reflux | xx | Noun, Verb |
| sarcasm | /xx | Noun |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective |
| solutions | x/x | Adjective |
| sore | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| sour | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sulfate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sulfuric | x/x | Adjective |
| sulfuric acid | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| sulphate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sulphuric | /xx | Adjective |
| sulphuric acid | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| sulphurous | /xx | Adjective |
| tart | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| trip | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| uric acid | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| venomous | /xx | Adjective |
| virulent | /xx | Adjective |
| vitriol | /xx | Noun, Verb |
