How many syllables in silicon?

There are 3 syllables in the word silicon.

Divide silicon into syllables:

silicon (noun):: see chemical elements table; a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors.; a tetravalent nonmetallic element with atomic number 14 that occurs combined as the most abundant element next to oxygen in the earth's crust and is used especially in semiconductors, in ferrosilicon for steelmaking, and in other alloys

atomic number 14

chemical element

clay

element

felspar

granite

quartz

sand

semiconducting material

semiconductor

silicone

silicone polymer

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