Hyphenation of extraction

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

ex-trac-tion

Definitions of extraction:

1.	The process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
2.	Properties attributable to your ancestry He comes from good origins
3.	The action of taking out something (especially using effort or force) The dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction

Synonyms of extraction:

noun	natural process, natural action, action, activity
noun	origin, descent, ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation
noun	removal, remotion

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.