te'rikh-tukh

holmium

Pronunciation

tɛʔɾixtux

Sound out te'rikh-tukh letter by letter:

• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• iiee as in 'see'
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• uuoo as in 'food'
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'

a relatively soft, malleable, stable rare-earth element occurring in gadolinite, monazite, and other rare-earth minerals; symbol Ho