2006-08-01 18:24:15 · 9 answers · asked by yoo rin 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Well 'a' or 'I' are shoe ins for the shortest word eh?
One of the longest is 'ultramicroscopicpneumono
silicovolcanoconiosis' which describes a lung disease you can get from inhaling very fine volcanic dust.... I think I spelled that right.
2006-08-01 18:27:30 · answer #1 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Longest
pneumoÂnoultraÂmicroscopicÂsilicoÂvolcanoÂconiosis:
"a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, mostly found in volcanos".
Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft:
the association for subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services
Aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic
fifty-two letters is a claimant to the title of the longest word in English language. The word is attributed to Dr. Edward Strother, who devised it to describe the spa waters at Bath, England.
Shortest
a – an indefinite article
I – the first person singular nominative pronoun
O – an interjection, used in the translation of the vocative case of Latin, commonly used in poetry
2006-08-02 04:26:53 · answer #2 · answered by myllur 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"a" and "antidisestablishmentalism"
You did say "Webster's Dictionary".
If you have a few minutes,( 8 -10 ): Would you take a look at this interview with Professor Steven Jones ? It's a 45 minute video and well worth looking at, to its end. At the very least, pass it on to those you care about.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2842384983834100001
2006-08-02 01:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by Joe_Pardy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shortest: a, I
Longest: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
2006-08-02 13:10:47 · answer #4 · answered by da Benchee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's is your problem ?
Can you not read or don't have
a Webster's dictionary ?
Go to any book shop, and find out yourself.
2006-08-02 02:49:39 · answer #5 · answered by nomad 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the longest non-medical term, at a staggering 29 letters is:
floccinoccihilipilafication meaning the habit of being useless.
2006-08-02 19:54:14 · answer #6 · answered by e fitz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you own a webster dictionary?
2006-08-02 01:27:44 · answer #7 · answered by ling a long 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(m)
longest word - ANTIÂDISÂESTABLISHÂMENTÂARIANÂISM
SUPERÂCALIÂFRAGIÂLISTICÂEXPIÂALIÂDOCIOUS
2006-08-02 01:35:24 · answer #8 · answered by mallimalar_2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis....its a lung disease
2006-08-02 01:29:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋