Hyphenation of nutrition

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

nu-tri-tion

Definitions of nutrition:

1.	(physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished The processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
2.	A source of materials to nourish the body
3.	The scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)

Synonyms of nutrition:

noun	organic process, biological process
noun	nutriment, nourishment, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals, food, nutrient
noun	science, scientific discipline

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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.