Hyphenation of dilator

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

dila-tor

Definitions of dilator:

1.	A muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
2.	A drug that causes dilation
3.	A surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ

Synonyms of dilator:

noun	body part
noun	drug
noun	dilater, surgical instrument

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Hyphenator

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