Hyphenation of phosphorus

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

phos-pho-rus

Definitions of phosphorus:

1.	A multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells Is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
2.	A planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky

Synonyms of phosphorus:

noun	P, atomic number 15, chemical element, element
noun	morning star, daystar, Phosphorus, planet

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.