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"LONGEST WORD WITH 189,819 LETTERS"

"TITIN" a type of protein

Longest word in the English language is chemical name for the protein "TITIN", which contains 189,819 letters. It is recognized as the longest word in the English language, comprising 189,819 letters. This word is constructed by combining the names of all the amino acids that make up the protein TITIN, resulting in an extraordinarily lengthy term. This word takes over 3 HOURS to pronounce. Making the longest word in English language.

TITIN

 

 Basically in major dictionaries the longest word which we can see is "PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS" : which refers to a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silicate or quartz dust. It has 45 lETTERS.

 

  1. HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPPEDALIAPHOBIA: (36-letters)
    • An ironic term for the fear of long words
  2. ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM : (28-letters)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           •  Refers to opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England and is often                       mentioned as one of the longest words in common usage
  3. PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY : (30-letters)
    • The study of the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system.
  4. THYROPARATHYROIDECTOMIZED : (30-letters)
    • Referring to a surgical procedure that involves the removal of the thyroid and parathyroid glands
  5. FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION : (29-letters)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Meaning "the estimation of something as valueless," often cited as an example of a long              word.
  6. HONORIFICABILITUDINITATIBUS : (27-letters)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     • Meaning "capable of receiving honor" and is the longest word used by Shakespeare in his            play Love’s Labour’s Lost
  7. DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE: (23-letters)
    • A chemical compound commonly known as CFC-12, used as a refrigerant and aerosol propellant
  8. SUBDERMATOGYLPHIC : (17-letters)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • This word refers to the study of skin patterns and is another example of a long isogram.