Hyphenation of keratin

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

ker-atin

Definitions of keratin:

1.	A fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves

Synonyms of keratin:

noun	ceratin, scleroprotein, albuminoid

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Hyphenator

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