Hyphenation of chlorine

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

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Definitions of chlorine:

1.	A common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens Best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas Used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant Occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)

Synonyms of chlorine:

noun	Cl, atomic number 17, chemical element, element, gas, halogen

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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.