Hyphenation of phosphatase

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

phos-phatase

Definitions of phosphatase:

1.	Any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates

Synonyms of phosphatase:

noun	enzyme

Last hyphenations of this language

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