How many syllables in semiconductor?

There are 5 syllables in the word semiconductor.

How to pronounce semiconductor:

semiconductor (noun):: a conductor made with semiconducting material.; any of a class of solids (such as germanium or silicon) whose electrical conductivity is between that of a conductor and that of an insulator in being nearly as great as that of a metal at high temperatures and nearly absent at low temperatures

chip

conductor

crystal rectifier

diode

electronic transistor

junction rectifier

junction transistor

micro chip

microchip

microprocessor chip

p-type semiconductor

semiconducting material

semiconductor device

semiconductor diode

semiconductor unit

silicon chip

thermal resistor

thermistor

transistor

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