The 'c' sounds like an 's' in which term?

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The 'c' sounds like an 's' in which term?

The sound of the letter C can be soft (like S) when it comes before E, I, or Y. In the word cellular, the sequence CE makes the /s/ sound, so the C is soft. In the other terms, C is followed by A, O, or U, giving the hard /k/ sound (coagulation, cardiac, culture). So the term where the C sounds like an S is cellular.

The sound of the letter C can be soft (like S) when it comes before E, I, or Y. In the word cellular, the sequence CE makes the /s/ sound, so the C is soft. In the other terms, C is followed by A, O, or U, giving the hard /k/ sound (coagulation, cardiac, culture). So the term where the C sounds like an S is cellular.

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