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sclerotium

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

2 syllables
10 characters
English (US)
2syllables

sclerotium

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

sclerotium is a polysyllabic word with 2 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, sclerotium is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofsclerotium

1noun
  • A compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that, in some higher fungi such as ergot, becomes detached and remains dormant until a favourable opportunity for growth occurs.
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