gavu t'hinek-tukh

calcium carbonate

Pronunciation

gɐvutʔhinɛktux

Sound out gavu t'hinek-tukh letter by letter:

• ggg as in 'go'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• vvv as in 'van'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• hhh as in 'hat'
• iiee as in 'see'
• nnn as in 'no'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• uuoo as in 'food'
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'

a colorless or white crystalline compound, CaCO3, occurring naturally as chalk, limestone, marble, and other forms and used in a wide variety of manufactured products including commercial chalk, medicines, and dentifrices