Hyphenation of REDUCTION

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word REDUCTION? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

RE-DUC-TION

Definitions of REDUCTION:

1.	The act of decreasing or reducing something
2.	Any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen) Always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
3.	The act of reducing complexity

Synonyms of REDUCTION:

noun	decrease, diminution, step-down, change of magnitude
noun	reducing, chemical reaction, reaction
noun	simplification, change

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