Hyphenation of corrosive

How to hyphenate corrosive

Because it is a word with a single syllable, corrosive is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

corrosive

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 9
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: corrosive

Definitions of corrosive

corrosive is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.
noun
Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.

Definition 1 as adjective

adjective
Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.
adjective
Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
adjective
Destroying or undermining something gradually.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the use of hyphens to join words or parts of words. It plays a crucial role in writing, ensuring clarity and readability.

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