How many syllables in antibiotic?

There are 5 syllables in the word antibiotic.

How to pronounce antibiotic:

antibiotic (noun):: a substance able to inhibit or kill microorganisms; a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections.; an antibacterial substance (such as penicillin, cephalosporin, and ciprofloxacin) that is used to treat or prevent infections by killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria in or on the body, that is administered orally, topically, or by injection, and that is isolated from cultures of certain microorganisms (such as fungi) or is of semi-synthetic or synthetic origin

actinomycin

amphotericin

antibacterial

antibacterial drug

antibiotic drug

antimycin

antineoplastic antibiotic

antiseptic

aureomycin

azactam

aztreonam

bacitracin

bactericide

botanical

carbomycin

cephaloglycin

cephaloridine

cephalosporin

chloromycetin

chlortetracycline

cipro

ciprofloxacin

cure

cure-all

cycloserine

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