vlau-keh-eshut'khaf-tukh

copper sulfate

Pronunciation

vlaʊkɛ̆ɛʃutʔxɐftux

Sound out vlau-keh-eshut'khaf-tukh letter by letter:

• vvv as in 'van'
• lll as in 'love'
• auaʊow as in 'how'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• ehɛ̆e as in 'bet', clipped short
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• shʃsh as in 'shoe'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• fff as in 'far'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• uuoo as in 'food'
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'

a poisonous blue crystalline copper salt used in agriculture, textile dyeing, leather treatment, electroplating, and the manufacture of germicides