pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters)
... it is the name of a lung disease caused by inhaling fine silica dust.
other long words are:
pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (30 letters).
floccinaucinihilipilification (29 letters) = "the act of estimating something as worthless"
antidisestablishmentarianism
2007-03-02 11:49:10
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answer #1
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answered by aphrodite 2
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The word with the most letters is a name of protein, as a name, it technically does not qualify as a word, but at 1913 characters, we just had to include it. Theoretically these names can contain an infinite amount of characters, but this one qualifies as it has actually been used in a medical journal.
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2007-03-02 12:47:20
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answer #2
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answered by browncutie 4
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The word FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION (29 letters), meaning an estimation of something as worthless. Supposedly the real longest word in the English language, according to Oxford English Dictionary.
2007-03-02 12:01:16
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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Antidisestablishmentarianisms.
2007-03-02 11:46:19
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answer #4
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answered by Mighty C 5
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Masospectographicisotopicdoublediafanadiathermascope...
pronounced:
Masso specto graphic isotope ik double dya fawna dya therma scope
2007-03-02 11:46:51
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answer #5
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answered by ? 5
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Looooooooooooooooong ;-)
2007-03-02 11:45:41
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answered by ? 5
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