Hyphenation of refractive

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

re-frac-tive

Definitions of refractive:

1.	Of or relating to or capable of refraction The refractive characteristics of the eye
2.	Capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)

Synonyms of refractive:

adj	refractile, physical phenomenon
adj	deflective, crooked

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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