longest word (45 characters):
PNEUMONO ULTRA MICRO SCOPIC SILICO VOLCANO CONIOSIS
2nd longest (39 characters):
HEPA TICO CHOLANGIO CHOLECYSTEN TEROSTOMIES
*can't enter the full words so i spaced them out
2006-09-07 22:12:31
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answer #1
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answered by Speedster 2
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The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. It is a a pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust. The only other word with the same amount of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.
The second longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary is "floccinaucinihilipilification," which means "the act of estimating as worthless."
The third longest word in the English language is "antidisestablishmenterianism".
http://www.jayp.net/trivia/lang01.htm
2006-09-08 07:54:52
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answer #2
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answered by jsweit8573 6
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The longest word in the English language is:
"pneu mono ultra microscopic silico volcano coniosis".
It means 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust'. It is 45 letters long. (Ignore the spaces because it wouldn't let me type it in without spaces).
Damn, someone else answered the question while I was typing it. Well in that case, I'll go further...Swedish has the longest word of any language.
"nordo sters joku startilleri flygs panings simulator anlagg nings materiel under halls uppfo ljnings system diskussion sinlaggs for beredelse arbeten".
(Once again, please ignore the spaces)
This word is 130 letters long and means 'prepatory work on the contribution to the discussion on the maintaining system of support of the material of the aviation survey device within the north-east part of the coast artillery of the Baltic."
2006-09-08 05:30:02
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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Oxford English Dictionary says:
FlocciÂnauciÂnihiliÂpiliÂfication (29 letters)
Not sure about the second.
2006-09-08 05:13:16
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answer #4
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answered by Firefly 3
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When asking a question like this,think about other options. Kind of , like. Iwonder if such a question has ever been asked before? If So Could It Be Possibly Listed In Guiness Book Of Records? Take my advice and GO LOOOOK,DAMMIT!!!
2006-09-11 14:22:33
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answer #5
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answered by bopper 2
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antidisestablishmentarianism is the longest
2006-09-08 05:12:58
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answer #6
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answered by Joshua B 2
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methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanyl.......................................................................................................................................................
it goes on and on it has 1,909 letters and it is the term for the formula C1289H2051N343O375S8. A TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHETASE A PROTEIN, AN ENZYME THAT HAS 267 AMINO ACIDS
2006-09-10 17:52:18
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answer #7
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answered by fluffybrainpower 2
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otorinolarigonologist??
2006-09-08 05:11:20
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answer #8
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answered by Anonymous
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PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS
I dont know bout d second
2006-09-08 10:08:51
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answer #9
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answered by Ash 2
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