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thehezreys  +  555252 Fri, 15 Aug 08 07:10 PM
 The longest English word is "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" (45 letters), a lung disease.
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Anonymous, 1 yr 157 days ago
Thats not the longest word there are chemical terms thats written out full can contain billions of letters
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Anonymous, 1 yr 112 days ago
Can I have a scientific formula for that glutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginylly.. word.
Anonymous, 1 yr 108 days ago
ahahahaha   yeah thats right...good idea
Anonymous, 1 yr 88 days ago
the longest english word is pneumonoultramicroscopicssilicovolcanoconoisis the meaning is a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs. the way you can pronounce it is by watching this video Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
aceshark123  +  616511 Sun, 21 Dec 08 01:10 AM
hi!!

i dont know whether this is THE longest word but this is not a word that you might come across in your subjects.

FLOCCIPAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION : noun: the action or habit of estimating something as worthless .

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Anonymous, 1 yr 87 days ago
actually it's
Methionylglutaminylarginytyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminyll-eucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglycylalanylphenylalanyvalylprolylphenylalanyl-valythreonylleucylglycylaspartylprolyglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylserylleucyllysyl-isoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucy-lglutamylleucylglycylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolylleucelalanyla-spartyglycylprolythreonylisoleucylglutamiylasparaginylalanylthreonylleucylarginylala-nylphenylalanylalanylglycylvalyltheonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanygll-utamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolylthreonyl-isoleucylpriIylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalyp-henylalanylasparaginyllysylgyycylisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylalanyl-gutaminyllcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylavlylaspartylserylvalylleucylvalylalanylasp-artylvalyprolylvalylglutaminylglutamyllserylalanyprolyphenylalanylarginylglutaminylal-anylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginylvaylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleu-cylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginyglutam-inylisoleucylalanyylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylser-ylarginylalanylglycylvalythreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylanylalanylleu-cylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvaylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasarag-inylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylala-nylisoleucylaspartylalanylalanyglycylalanylalanyglycylalanylisoleucylserylglycyseryla-lanylisoleucylbalyllsylisoleucylisoleucylglutamyyylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisole-ucylglutamylprolyglutamyllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenylalaby-lvalylglutaminlylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine - "Scientific name for Trypthophan synthetase (that is a protien with 267 amino acids)
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oussamalara, 1 yr 59 days ago
it is antidisestablishmentarianism
Anonymous, 1 yr 57 days ago
Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminylleucylly
sylglutamylarginyllysyglutamylgycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylvalylthreonylle
ucylglycylaspartylprolylglycyllisoleucylglutamylglutaminylserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartyl
threonylleucylisoleucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamylleucylglycylis
oleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolylleucylalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisoleuc
ylglutaminylasparaginylalanylthreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalyl
threonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylglutamylmethionylleucylalanylleucylisole
ucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylm
ethionyltyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalylphenylalanylasparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylaspar
tylglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvalylasparty
lsrylvalylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalylglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylpheny
lalanylarginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleu
cylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylle
ucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylle
ucylleucylserylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylalanyl
alanylleucylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparaginylalanylalanylprolylprolylleucylglutaminylgl
ycylphenylalanylglysylisoleucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanyliso
leucylaspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylv
alyllysylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylprolylglut
amyllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutaminylprolylmethio
nyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine (1,919 Letters)
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