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what's the longest word in the dictionary?
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anybody know the longest word in the dictionary? how many letters? can you use it in a sentence?
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
45 letters
I was diagnosed with pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
happy now?
Chris
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earsplittenloudenboomer
man, that friggin' band plays earsplittenloudenboomer!
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Originally posted by kmkkid:
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
45 letters
I was diagnosed with pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
happy now?
Chris
seek help!
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He stated dictionary, but this is the longest
word in the English language.
Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleuc ylphen- ylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyl lysylgluta-
mylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanyl yalylthre-
onylleucylglcycylaspartylprolylglicylisoleucygluta mylgluta-
minlserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucy lisoleu-
cylglutamylalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucygl utamylle-
ucylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylasparty prolylleu-
celalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolleucyglut aminylaspa-
raginylalanythreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalany lalanylal-
anylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcyste inylphen-
ylalanylglglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleu cylarginyl-
glutaminyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprol ylisoleuc-
ylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbaragi nylleucyl-
valylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycylisoleucylas partylglut-
amylphenylalanylyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinyl glutamyll-
ysylvalylglycylvalylspartylserylvalylleucylvallala nylaspart-
ylvalylprolylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylpro lylpheny-
lalalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhist idylasp-
araginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleu cylcystei-
nylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartyspartyl eucylle-
ucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyroslgly cylargin-
ylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarg inlalanyl-
glycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginyl arginyla-
nylalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucy lvalylalan-
yllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimylalanyl alanypro-
lylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenlalanylglycylis oleyucyls-
erylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanyl alanylisol-
eucylalspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanyl asoleucylse-
rylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylis oleucylgluta-
mylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylp ronylglu-0
tamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalanyoeucyllysylval ylpheny-
lalanylvalylglutamilylprolylmethionyllysylalanylal anylthreo-
nylarginylserine.
This word is a Tryptophan synthetase A protein, an enzyme that has 267 amino acids, and makes a record of 1,909 letters. It is the term for the formula C1289H2051N343O375S8
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Last edited by ghost_flash; Jan 19, 2004 at 11:29 PM.
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Originally posted by quandarry:
seek help!
Ironic thing is I got the condition from saying this word  
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis meaning:
"'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust"
Chris
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Last edited by kmkkid; Jan 19, 2004 at 11:37 PM.
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smiles
There is a mile between the first and last letter.
</smartass>
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i went to the site.
Brought back memories of sitting in a circle on the carpet with the other kids in kindergarten.
Now I'm angry.
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Originally posted by Patrick:
smiles
There is a mile between the first and last letter.
</smartass>
Cheater - you never used it in a sentence.
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Chris. T.
"... in 6 months if WMD are found, I hope all clear-thinking people who opposed the war will say "You're right, we were wrong -- good job". Similarly, if after 6 months no WMD are found, people who supported the war should say the same thing -- and move to impeach Mr. Bush." - moki, 04/16/03
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