It refers to a specific type of lung disease (silicosis) caused by inhalation of volcanic silica dust. This is a rare but actual disease for which this name is never used.
The 45-letter word was coined by the "National Puzzlers' League" on February 23, 1935, with the intent to be the longest word in the English dictionary. However, although it appears in several, including the OED (Oxford), it is often listed as "factitious" or "spurious."
*The word does not have a hyphen, but one must be added anywhere on WikiAnswers because of word length limitations.
The word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is a noun. It was coined by Everett K Smith and is a factitious disease of the lungs.
The longest word in the world is "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis," which is a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silicate or quartz dust. It is more commonly known as pneumoconiosis.
Well, isn't that a fun question! The longest English word, "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis," has a total of 19 syllables. Isn't that just delightful? Remember, every word is like a happy little tree in the forest of language.
The longest word in the English language is "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis," which refers to a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica particles.
Floccinaucinihilipilification with 12 syllables.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis means The disease silicosis
It's: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
longest word in english
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
No, it is not. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is.
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
The word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is a noun. It was coined by Everett K Smith and is a factitious disease of the lungs.
Yes, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is a real word. It is the longest word in the English dictionary and refers to a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
No, the spelling is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.