pa-tukh-ek'kat

gas constant

Pronunciation

pɐtuxɛkʔkɐt

Sound out pa-tukh-ek'kat letter by letter:

• ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• uuoo as in 'food'
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)

a constant, equal to 8.314 joules per Kelvin or 1.985 calories per degree Celsius