Hyphenation of pectoral

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

pec-toral

Definitions of pectoral:

1.	Either of two large muscles of the chest
2.	An adornment worn on the chest or breast
3.	Of or relating to the chest or thorax Pectoral organ

Synonyms of pectoral:

adj	thoracic, body part
noun	pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs, skeletal muscle, striated muscle
noun	pectoral medallion, adornment

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