Hyphenation of mutation

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

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Definitions of mutation:

1.	(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
2.	(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure Any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
3.	A change or alteration in form or qualities

Synonyms of mutation:

noun	mutant, variation, sport, organism, being
noun	genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation, change, alteration, modification
noun	change, alteration, modification

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.