P n e u m o n o u l t r a m i c r o s c o p i c s i l i c o v o l c a n o c o n i o s i s
Definition: a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, mostly found in volcano's.
49 letters
Sorry I had to double space the letters or else if cut half of it off Eg. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
2006-07-02 19:58:41
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answer #1
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answered by ak23boi 3
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elastic... because it stretches lol
actually the longest official word ever (1,913 letters) is the term for the formula C1289H2051N343O375S8:
Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenyl-
alanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysyglutamyl-
gycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylvalylthreonyl-
leucylglycylaspartylprolylglycyllisoleucylglutamylglutaminyl-
serylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucyl-
glutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamylleucyl-
glycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolylleucyl-
alanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminylasparaginyl-
alanylthreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanyl-
glycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanyl-
glutamylmethionylleucylalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyl-
lysylhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucylglycylleucyl-
leucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalylphenylalanyl-
asparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyl-
tyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvalyl-
aspartylsrylvalylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalyl-
glutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylphenylalanylarginylglutaminyl-
alanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginylvalylalanyl-
prolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartyl-
alanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginylglutaminyl-
isoleucylalanylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyl-
tyrosylleucylleucylserylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycyl-
alanylglutamylasparaginylarginylalanylalanylleucylleucyllysyl-
glutamyltyrosylasparaginylalanylalanylprolylprolylleucylglutaminyl-
glycylphenylalanylglysylisoleucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminyl-valyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartylalanylglycylalanylalanyl-
glycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylvalyllysylisoleucyl-isoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamyl-
prolylglutamyllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenyl-lanylvalylglutaminylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginy-
lserine.
anyways, I have absolutely NO idea how to pronounce it... but it has 1,913 letters lol. and i'm sorry it's not showing it all... i don't know why.
2006-07-02 21:15:33
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answered by i_am_nathan_2002 3
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In the English language, I think it is:
Antidisestablishmentarianism.
Only 28 letters I'm afraid, but the 49 letter suggestion is technically latin.
Germans have some much longer words I'm sure.
2006-07-02 20:48:44
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answer #3
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answered by Philippa 3
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Pneumonoultramicroscopic...
...silicovolcanoconiosis (originally a hoax)
floccinaucinihilipilification
Antidisestablishmentarianism
2006-07-02 16:03:22
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answer #4
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answered by sam 2
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I answered this before...
floccinaucinihilipilification [29 letters: the act of making something worthless]
2006-07-02 15:34:57
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answer #5
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answered by freetronics 5
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antidisestablishmentarianism? I bet there are longer medical/chemistry words out there.
2006-07-02 15:44:44
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answer #6
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answered by Gregory 2
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Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu----its a new zealand hill and
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis----I don't know what it means but its in the dictionary!!
2006-07-02 18:45:18
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answer #7
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answered by ? 3
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smiles-exactly one mile between the two s-old hippie here
2006-07-02 15:37:41
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answer #8
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answered by bergice 6
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I dont know how to spell it.
antidisestablishmentarism
2006-07-02 16:40:36
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answer #9
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answered by ? 6
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Isn't it like antidisestablishment or something close to it?
2006-07-02 15:37:37
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answered by Diamonds_4Ever 3
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