Hyphenation of virulent

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

vir-u-lent

Definitions of virulent:

1.	Extremely poisonous or injurious Producing venom Venomous snakes A virulent insect bite
2.	Infectious Having the ability to cause disease
3.	Harsh or corrosive in tone An acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose A barrage of acid comments Her acrid remarks make her many enemies Bitter words Blistering criticism Caustic jokes about political assassination
4.	Talk-show hosts and medical ethics A sulfurous denunciation A vitriolic critique

Synonyms of virulent:

adj	deadly, venomous, toxic
adj	virulent, deadly, highly infective
adj	acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, vitriolic, unpleasant

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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.