Hyphenation of reactive

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

re-ac-tive

Definitions of reactive:

1.	Participating readily in reactions Sodium is a reactive metal Free radicals are very reactive
2.	Reacting to a stimulus The skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons

Synonyms of reactive:

adj	reactive, activated, excited, unstable, oxidizable
adj	sensitive

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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