Hyphenation of alkalies

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

al-ka-lies

Definitions of alkalies:

1.	Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water Bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia
2.	A mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water Detrimental to agriculture

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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.