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it is 1185 letters long
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According to a book called Wicked Words , this IS the longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary. But the actual longest word in the world is the latin name (i think) of the element Titin , which has more than 18,000 letters in it !
No, the word "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" is not a phobia word. It is actually a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust particles. The longest phobia word is "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia," which ironically means the fear of long words.
The second longest recognized word is "lopado­temacho­selacho­galeo­kranio­leipsano­drim­hypo­trimmato­silphio­parao­melito­katakechy­meno­kichl­epi­kossypho­phatto­perister­alektryon­opte­kephallio­kigklo­peleio­lagoio­siraio­baphe­tragano­pterygon". The 183-letter word is a transliteration from Ancient Greek and originated as a fictional dish in Aristophane's Assemblywomen. It is considered to be the longest word that has ever appeared in literature.The second longest official word that is used in the English language is "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcano- coniosis" and describes a disease that involves the lungs (commonly known as black lung). It contains 45 letters.
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcano is longer . it has 37 letters .as hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia had 36
The word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis can be defined as a inflammation of the lungs due to inhaling fine silica dust. According to the Google translator, the word in Japanese is ???.
The correct spelling is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters). The word was coined in 1935 specifically to be the longest word in English. It refers to a disease known as silicosis.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is, according to the Oxford_English_Dictionary, "a factitious word alleged to mean 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs.'Coppied and pasted from Wikipedia
The word you are referring to is "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis," which is a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silicate or quartz dust. It is one of the longest words in the English language, often used as an example of a long medical term.
No, but "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcano" is. (The original question was missing 'c' in "oscop" and 'i' in "silico".) Some consider it to be the longest word in the English language -- 37 letters! -- but it's a very specific medical term which others consider "cheating". How about this one: Antidisestablishmentarianism There are a mere 28 letters there, but when you look at it, the root word is simply "establish" with a bunch of prefixes and suffixes, right? Why not tack on some more: Pseudo-post-anti-dis-establish-ment-ar-i-an-ist-ic-ally Now we're up to 44 letters, using the same legitimacy as the original... Longest word, feh -- A religious war about nothing!
Maybe 19
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, the longest word in the English language since it was invented in 1935, is a lung disease created by the inhalation of fine silica dust particles. It is sometimes known as "miner's lung" because it is common for coal miners to get this disease, what with being in the mines all day.