Hyphenation of callus

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word callus? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

cal-lus

Definitions of callus:

1.	An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
2.	Bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
3.	(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
4.	Cause a callus to form on The long march had callused his feet
5.	Form a callus or calluses His foot callused

Synonyms of callus:

noun	callosity, hardening
noun	scar, cicatrix, cicatrice
noun	plant process, enation
verb	harden, indurate
verb	harden, indurate

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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.