Hyphenation of contraceptive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word contraceptive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

con-tra-cep-tive

Definitions of contraceptive:

1.	An agent or device intended to prevent conception
2.	Capable of preventing conception or impregnation Contraceptive devices and medications

Synonyms of contraceptive:

adj	prophylactic, antifertility, protective
noun	preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device, device

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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