Which is the longest word in English language?

Question

Which is the longest word in English language?

Answer 1

pneumonoultramicrosco picsilicovolcanoconiosis, a 45-letter word which refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silicious particles.

sorry, you have to connect the first two words of my sentence to get the full word. Its too long to be displayed on yahoo. Unless i'm the only one who can't see the full word, its pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Answer 2

"The term was published in the American Chemical Society's Chemical Abstracts in 1972, and is considered by some to be the longest real word. It does hold the record for the longest word published in an English language publication in a serious context - that is, for some reason other than to publish a very long word.

In its complete form, the 1185-letter word is:

acetylseryltyrosylserylisoleucylthreonylserylprolylserylglutaminyl-
phenylalanylvalylphenylalanylleucylserylserylvalyltryptophylalanyl-
aspartylprolylisoleucylglutamylleucylleucylasparaginylvalylcysteinyl-
threonylserylserylleucylglycylasparaginylglutaminylphenylalanyl-
glutaminylthreonylglutaminylglutaminylalanylarginylthreonylthreonyl-
glutaminylvalylglutaminylglutaminylphenylalanylserylglutaminylvalyl-
tryptophyllysylprolylphenylalanylprolylglutaminylserylthreonylvalyl-
arginylphenylalanylprolylglycylaspartylvalyltyrosyllysylvalyltyrosyl-
arginyltyrosylasparaginylalanylvalylleucylaspartylprolylleucylisoleucyl-
threonylalanylleucylleucylglycylthreonylphenylalanylaspartylthreonyl-
arginylasparaginylarginylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylvalylglutamyl-
asparaginylglutaminylglutaminylserylprolylthreonylthreonylalanylglutamyl-
threonylleucylaspartylalanylthreonylarginylarginylvalylaspartylaspartyl-
alanylthreonylvalylalanylisoleucylarginylserylalanylasparaginylisoleucyl-
asparaginylleucylvalylasparaginylglutamylleucylvalylarginylglycyl-
threonylglycylleucyltyrosylasparaginylglutaminylasparaginylthreonyl-
phenylalanylglutamylserylmethionylserylglycylleucylvalyltryptophyl-
threonylserylalanylprolylalanylserine
The letter combination yl appears in the word 166 times."

This is cool to know also:

Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine 1185 letters the longest word in an English language publication in a serious context Technical

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu 85 letters the longest officially recognized place name in an English-speaking country Place name

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis 45 letters longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries including the OED was originally intended as a hoax

Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism 30 letters - Technical

Floccinaucinihilipilification 29 letters Longest nontechnical word

Answer 3

This 1185-letter "word" is the chemical name for "Coat Protein, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Dahlemense Strain". It is supposedly the longest word in the English language.

The term was published in the American Chemical Society's Chemical Abstracts in 1972, and is considered by some to be the longest real word. It does hold the record for the longest word published in an English language publication in a serious context - that is, for some reason other than to publish a very long word.

In its complete form, the 1185-letter word is:

acetylseryltyrosylserylisoleucylthreonylserylprolylserylglutaminylphenylalanylvalylphenylalanylleucylserylserylvalyltryptophylalanylaspartylprolylisoleucylglutamylleucylleucylasparaginylvalylcysteinylthreonylserylserylleucylglycylasparaginylglutaminylphenylalanylglutaminylthreonylglutaminylglutaminylalanylarginylthreonylthreonylglutaminylvalylglutaminylglutaminylphenylalanylserylglutaminylvalyltryptophyllysylprolylphenylalanylprolylglutaminylserylthreonylvalylarginylphenylalanylprolylglycylaspartylvalyltyrosyllysylvalyltyrosylarginyltyrosylasparaginylalanylvalylleucylaspartylprolylleucylisoleucylthreonylalanylleucylleucylglycylthreonylphenylalanylaspartylthreonylarginylasparaginylarginylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylvalylglutamylasparaginylglutaminylglutaminylserylprolylthreonylthreonylalanylglutamylthreonylleucylaspartylalanylthreonylarginylarginylvalylaspartylaspartylalanylthreonylvalylalanylisoleucylarginylserylalanylasparaginylisoleucylasparaginylleucylvalylasparaginylglutamylleucylvalylarginylglycylthreonylglycylleucyltyrosylasparaginylglutaminylasparaginylthreonylphenylalanylglutamylserylmethionylserylglycylleucylvalyltryptophylthreonylserylalanylprolylalanylserine

Answer 4

You could argue that Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia is a word made up for the purpose. Just look at it's components for heaven's sake! Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoc... is also a word that is termed as factitious, i.e. made up for the purpose of making up a long word. Floccinaucinihilipilification (the action or habit of estimating as worthless), comes in at 29. However this word is also alleged to have been invented as a joke, if you believe Wikipedia.

Answer 5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine

click to view longest word


This 1185-letter "word" is the chemical name for "Coat Protein, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Dahlemense Strain". It is supposedly the longest word in the English language.



Taumatawha
katangihangako auauotamateaturipu
kakapikimaung ahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu', which translates roughly as The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his flute to his loved one. At 85 letters, it is one of the longest placenames in the world.



Pneumonoultramicro scopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries including the OED



Floccinaucinihilipilification - longest non-technical word

Answer 6

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu or Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
the Maori (language) placename on an otherwise unremarkable hill which is 305 metres high, close to Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The placename is often shortened to Taumata by the locals for ease of conversation.

Answer 7

Well the longest word is of about 45 words which is a disease in Greek language,but I don't know the word....I'm sorry.

Answer 8

The longest word is Pneumonoultramicroscopic silicovolcanoconiosis, I had this as a FIFTH GRADE SPELLING WORD!!! It is a lung disease often found in Coal miners, it is Pneumonoconiosis, for short

Answer 9

Not including place names the longest in the OED is:
Pneumonoultramicro scopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Space added so Yahoo would not abbreviate it.

Longest place name is:
Taumatawhakatangihang akoauauotamatea pokaiwhenuakitanatahu

Spaces added again.

Answer 10

I saw on t.v. once that there's a town in Wales and its name is the longest word in English. At least I thought it was English and not Welsh.