hyphen /hīˈfən/

A short stroke (-) joining two syllables or words

To hyphenate

hyˈphenate transitive verb

To join or separate by a hyphen

1. Hyphened
2. Hyphenated

A hyphenated American

hyˈphenated adjective

1. Hyphened
2. Of mixed nationality, expressed by a hyphened word, such as Irish-American (US)
3. Of divided or alien national sympathies

hyphenaˈtion noun

hyˈphened adjective

Containing a hyphen

hyphenic /-fenˈik/ adjective

hyˈphenism noun

State of being a hyphenate

hyphenīzāˈtion or hyphenīsāˈtion noun

Hyphenation

hyˈphenize or hyˈphenise transitive verb

• porosities
• porosity
• porous
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• porousness
• porousnesses
• porous plaster
• porpentine
• porpentines
• porpess
• porpesse
• Porphyra
• porphyria
• porphyrias
• porphyries
• porphyrin
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• mosh pits
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• mosing
• moskonfyt
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• Moslem
• Moslemism
• moslings