DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
tryptophan
/'triptə,fæn/ · triptəfæn
Tryptophan has 3 syllables: tryp · to · phan.
tryp
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to
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phan
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noun. An amino acid that occurs in proteins; is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin.
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