Hyphenation of valency

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

va-len-cy

Definitions of valency:

1.
The phenomenon of forming chemical bonds
2.
(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
3.
(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals
Their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)

Synonyms of valency:

nounchemical phenomenon
noun valence, power, powerfulness
noun valence, power, powerfulness

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