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prophylactic

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "prophylactic" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

4 syllables
12 characters
English (US)
4syllables

prophylactic

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prophylactic is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, prophylactic is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofprophylactic

1noun
  • A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
  • Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences.

    Example: "The securities laws are a prophylactic against stock fraud."

1adjective
  • Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease.

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