Hyphenation of lactation

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

lac-ta-tion

Definitions of lactation:

1.	The period following birth during which milk is secreted Lactation normally continues until weaning
2.	The production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
3.	Feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast

Synonyms of lactation:

noun	time period, period of time, period
noun	bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
noun	suckling, feeding, alimentation

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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.