Hyphenation of extinction

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word extinction? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ex-tinc-tion

Definitions of extinction:

1.	No longer active Extinguished The extinction of the volcano
2.	No longer in existence The extinction of a species
3.	The reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
4.	Complete annihilation They think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs
5.	A conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
6.	The act of extinguishing Causing to stop burning The extinction of the lights

Synonyms of extinction:

noun	defunctness, death
noun	inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
noun	natural process, natural action, action, activity
noun	extermination, annihilation, disintegration
noun	experimental extinction, conditioning
noun	extinguishing, quenching, termination, ending, conclusion

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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.