Aegilops, a Latin word which has been absorbed into the English language, has three meanings:
Other words in the English language with all letters in alphabetical order, A-Z:
7-letter words, with repeated letters
Some 6-letter words, no repeated letters
Some 6-letter words, with repeated letters
Some of the longest words in the English language with all letters in REVERSE alphabetical order, Z-A:
There have been previous reports of this being the word "almost." In point of fact, the longest word in the English language with all letters in alphabetical order is "aegilops." This word refers to a genus of flowering grasses, commonly known as goatgrasses.
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The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a word which refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano.
The obscure word aegilops (8 letters) is the longest English dictionary word whose letters are in alphabetical order. It can mean a type of oat grass or an eye ulcer.
There are several 6 letter words, the common ones being almost, biopsy, and chintz.
The answer is ALMOST
Almost is the answer.
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The longest word in the English language which can be written in reverse alphabetical order is nine letters long.That word is Spoonfeed.Spoonfeed means "to feed with a spoon"
No, the longest word in the English language does not start with "methionyl." The longest word in the English language is "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis."
PneuMonoultramicrosc opicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Including the letters d, b, f, the longest word might be defibrillation.
It is the longest word where the letters are in alphabetical order
The longest two words in the English language that are pronounced exactly the same and have no letters in common are "loaner" and "owner."
pneumomoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis 45 letters hippoppotommonstrosesqquippedaalliophobia 42 letters pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism 30 letters floccinaucinihilipilification 29 letters antidisestablishmentarianism 28 letters
Rutherfordium, with 13 letters (in the English language)
The three longest words in the English language are pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters), pseudoantidisestablishmentarianism (30 letters), and floccinaucinihilipilification (29 letters).
It takes three hours to say and is a chemical name for titin. The word is almost 190,000 letters! You might spend an eigth of your day saying this.
The 45 letter word Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest constructed word that appears in major dictionaries. Antidisestablishmentarianism, at 28 letters, is the longest non-technical English word.
The first longest word in English is Lopado­temacho­selacho­galeo­kranio­leipsano­drim­hypo­trimmato­silphio­parao­melito­katakechy­menolopado­temacho­selacho­galeo­kranio­leipsano­drim­hypo­trimmato­silphio­parao­melito­katakechy­meno which contains 183 letters. The second longest word in English is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis which contains 45 letters! It is pretty amazing! Look it up if you don't believe me! In fact if you look it up, you'll find a larger word containing 189,819! Amazing! floccinaucinihilipilification