How many syllables in insulin?

There are 3 syllables in the word insulin.

How to pronounce insulin:

insulin (noun):: hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells.; a protein pancreatic hormone secreted by the beta cells of the islets of langerhans that is essential especially for the metabolism of carbohydrates and the regulation of glucose levels in the blood and that when insufficiently produced results in diabetes mellitus

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