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    What is the longest word in the English vocabulary?

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    +1  Views: 1288 Answers: 4 Posted: 14 years ago
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      Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (in case you're wondering, it means: a factitious word alleged to mean 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs.
      14 years ago. Rating: 6
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        Ms Sinclair

        Wow. I guess you win. Never heard that one before. This is the largest word in the dictionary.
        commented 14 years ago
        supercalifragilisticexpealidocius
        14 years ago. Rating: 2
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          Actually, I've found one that's longer than any of these but there's no way I am going to type it here because it has 189,810 letters. Suffice it to say, it is the chemical name for titin, the largest known protein.
          14 years ago. Rating: 2
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            hector5559

            Tintin was Ruberts brears dog,
            commented 13 years ago
            antidisestablishmentarianism
            14 years ago. Rating: 1
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              gary

              not any more. I heard the new one but don't know it the one on top is correct.
              commented 14 years ago


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