Hyphenation of reduction

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

re-duc-tion

Definitions of reduction:

1.	The act of decreasing or reducing something
2.	Any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen) Always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
3.	The act of reducing complexity

Synonyms of reduction:

noun	decrease, diminution, step-down, change of magnitude
noun	reducing, chemical reaction, reaction
noun	simplification, change

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.