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How to pronounce resveratrol?

 
 
Reply Wed 10 Apr, 2013 12:01 am
Oxford advanced dictionary has failed us:
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/spellcheck/?q=resveratrol

My dict says:
/rez'viəri,trɔ:l/
But it looks suspicious.

Dictionary.com says:
/rɪˈsvɛrəˌtrɒl/
With no sound offer. It looks like a wacko.
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roger
 
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Reply Wed 10 Apr, 2013 12:56 am
@oristarA,
The second might be right. If it is, most of the people I know are wrong. We start with the word 'reserve' and add the 'a trol'. I'm fairly sure this is incorrect, but that seems the common way of pronouncing a somewhat uncommon word.
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MontereyJack
 
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Reply Wed 10 Apr, 2013 01:00 am
Never having heard anyone actually say it, I'd say dictionary.com looks like what I'd say if I were to say it (It's not based on "reserve", it's "resver...")
roger
 
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Reply Wed 10 Apr, 2013 01:03 am
@MontereyJack,
Yeah, I do understand that the way I've heard it contradicts the spelling.
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firefly
 
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Reply Sun 14 Apr, 2013 07:03 pm
@oristarA,
Resveratrol is that component in red wine and red grapes that's supposed to have heart healthy benefits.

I've heard it pronounced REZ-VER-A TROLL or REZ-VERA-TROLL.
McTag
 
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Reply Mon 15 Apr, 2013 01:31 am
@firefly,
That makes sense to me.

How about RES-VERRA-TROL with the emphasis on VER
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