Hyphenation of mucus

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

mu-cus

Definitions of mucus:

1.	Protective secretion of the mucus membranes In the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells In the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium

Synonyms of mucus:

noun	mucous secretion, secretion

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.