Hyphenation of gangrene

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

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Definitions of gangrene:

1.	Necrotic tissue A mortified or gangrenous part or mass
2.	The localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
3.	Undergo necrosis The tissue around the wound necrosed

Synonyms of gangrene:

noun	sphacelus, slough, pathology
noun	necrosis, mortification, sphacelus, death
verb	necrose, mortify, sphacelate, waste, rot

Last hyphenations of this language

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