Hyphenation of tonsil

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

ton-sil

Definitions of tonsil:

1.	Either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx

Synonyms of tonsil:

noun	palatine tonsil, faucial tonsil, tonsilla, lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue

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Hyphenator

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