Hyphenation of selenium

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word selenium? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

se-le-ni-um

Definitions of selenium:

1.	A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium Occurs in several allotropic forms A stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells Occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)

Synonyms of selenium:

noun	Se, atomic number 34, chemical element, element, antioxidant

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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.