kov-dukalt'shel-tukh

manganes nodule

Pronunciation

kovdukɐltʔʃɛltux

Sound out kov-dukalt'shel-tukh letter by letter:

• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• ooo as in 'go'
• vvv as in 'van'
• ddd as in 'day'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• lll as in 'love'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• shʃsh as in 'shoe'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• lll as in 'love'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• uuoo as in 'food'
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'

a nodule found on the deep ocean floors largely of iron and manganese with some cobalt, titanium, copper, and nickel