Hyphenation of prednisone

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

pred-nisone

Definitions of prednisone:

1.	A dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten) Used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant

Synonyms of prednisone:

noun	Orasone, Deltasone, Liquid Pred, Meticorten, glucocorticoid, anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory drug

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