The longest word. (1347 hits)
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Submitted by <dashadowdragon.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2003-07-31 02:49:39 EDT
there are many arguements and different claims over what the longest word in the english language is. i've heard of a 207000 letter word (a technical/scientific term, of course), but i won't believe in that until i see it. these are the longest ive ever seen:
Acetylseryltyrosylserylisoleucylthreonylserylprolylserylglutaminylphenylalanylvalylphenylalanylleucylserylserylvalyltryptophylalanylaspartylprolylisoleucylglutamylleucylleucylasparaginylvalylcysteinylthreonylserylserylleucylglycylasparaginylglutaminylphenylalanylglutaminylthreonylglutaminylglutaminylalanylarginylthreonylthreonylglutaminylvalylglutaminylglutaminylphenylalanylserylglutaminylvalyltryptophyllysylprolylphenylalanylprolylglutaminylserylthreonylvalylarginylphenylalanylprolylglycylaspartylvalyltyrosyllysylvalyltyrosylarginyltyrosylasparaginylalanylvalylleucylaspartylprolylleucylisoleucylthreonylalanylleucylleucylglycylthreonylphenylalanylaspartylthreonylarginylasparaginylarginylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylvalylglutamylasparaginylglutaminylglutaminylserylprolylthreonylthreonylalanylglutamylthreonylleucylaspartylalanylthreonylarginylarginylvalylaspartylaspartylalanylthreonylvalylalanylisoleucylarginylserylalanylasparaginylisoleucylasparaginylleucylvalylasparaginylglutamylleucylvalylarginylglycylthreonylglycylleucyltyrosylasparaginylglutaminylasparaginylthreonylphenylalanylglutamylserylmethionylserylglycylleucylvalyltryptophylthreonylserylalanylprolylalanylserine (1189 letters)
this is the technical term for "Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Dahlemense Stain"
Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyalylthreonylleucylglycylaspartylprolylglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamylleucylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolylleucylalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminylasparaginylalanylthreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalylphenylalanylasparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvalylaspartylserylvalylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalylglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylphenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylalanylalanylleucylprolylleucylasparaginylhistidylleucylvalylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparaginylalanylalanylprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylvalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylprolylglutamyllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutaminylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine (1912 letters)
this is the technical term for "tryptophan synthetase A protein", an enzyme that has 267 amino acids.
if anybody can find a longer one (or any long word, as long as it's real), please share it with its definition and the number of letters (MS Word's "word count" feature should help).
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Submitted by necrofeelya (user info) at 2004-05-13 00:18:58 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
who about DIE!
(3 letters means the world to me)
Submitted by skatastrophy (user info) at 2004-04-16 23:14:01 EDT (#)
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsillovolcanoconiosis (45 letters)
its the technical term for "Black Lung"
Submitted by Falco (user info) at 2004-04-16 22:55:19 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by bart (user info) at 2003-07-31 02:53:41 (#)
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The longest word I know is me holding up my middle finger and waving it side to side 2415 times.
haha- this doesnt happen very often/ever from me but, bart well done
Submitted by youarsoghey (user info) at 2004-04-16 22:54:36 EDT (#)
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I got antidisestablishmentarianism (28).
I didn't even look it up, so I win.
Submitted by kochier (user info) at 2004-04-16 22:47:38 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
names of scientific compunds not counting, what is the longest word you can think of i got misunderstandings(17)
Submitted by DooZa (user info) at 2003-07-31 20:02:09 EDT (#)
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Damn.. that really didnt work.. ahh well
DIE!
Submitted by DooZa (user info) at 2003-07-31 20:01:36 EDT (#)
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I Like my words short, and to the point.
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Submitted by d_d (user info) at 2003-07-31 09:45:24 EDT (#)
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bullshit
Submitted by Rivers_Liebig (user info) at 2003-07-31 08:52:31 EDT (#)
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Smiles... because there's a mile between the two 's' s.
Thats terrible. I know. Im sorry. Ill never do it again.
Maybe.
Submitted by nubs (user info) at 2003-07-31 06:11:10 EDT (#)
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Yeah, but they are not really words, they are more so descriptions of the makeup.
Submitted by PopNFresh (user info) at 2003-07-31 05:58:01 EDT (#)
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Hospital is a pretty long word
Submitted by Queen (user info) at 2003-07-31 04:30:51 EDT (#)
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Damn I would LOVE to see the kids face that is asked to spell that at the spelling-b.....lol.
Queen
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2003-07-31 04:20:06 EDT (#)
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Protein names shouldn't count as the permutations are endless.
The longest word I have ever had to use in real life is :-
Antidisestablishmentarianism for a history essay waaaaay back.
Submitted by Cymensen (user info) at 2003-07-31 03:11:42 EDT (#)
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the string "liso" was repeated 7 times in the first word.
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2003-07-31 03:11:26 EDT (#)
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I don't think technical terms should count...
Submitted by bart (user info) at 2003-07-31 02:53:41 EDT (#)
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The longest word I know is me holding up my middle finger and waving it side to side 2415 times.
Submitted by Flapjacksupreme (user info) at 2003-07-31 02:51:18 EDT (#)
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Wow, that is a pretty big word.