Hyphenation of SWELLING

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SWELLING

Definitions of SWELLING:

1.	An abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
2.	Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge The hump of a camel He stood on the rocky prominence The occipital protuberance was well developed The bony excrescence between its horns
3.	The increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)

Synonyms of SWELLING:

adj	injured
noun	puffiness, lump, symptom
noun	intumescence, intumescency, chemical process, chemical change, chemical action

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.