Hyphenation for “embryos”
Showing how to split the syllables of “embryos”.
What is the correct hyphenation for “embryos”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "embryos" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “embryos” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech.
As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „embryos“ ⟶
„em-bryos“.
Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".
Definitions of "embryos"
embryos >> /ˈɛmbrɪəʊ/
Definition: [noun] An unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization (after which it is usually termed a fetus).
Example: No one has yet converted a single blastomere from an eight-cell embryo into a stem cell line.
Synonyms of "embryos"
fetus
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fertilized egg
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unborn baby
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unborn child
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Definition: [noun] A thing at a rudimentary stage that shows potential for development.
Example: a simple commodity economy is merely the embryo of a capitalist economy
Synonyms of "embryos"
rudimentary version
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germ
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nucleus
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seed
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root
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source
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