Hyphenation of cysteine

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

cys-teine

Definitions of cysteine:

1.	An amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins Oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine

Synonyms of cysteine:

noun	amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid

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Hyphenator

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