The biggest word in the english language

[Wa59]

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis with 45 letters is the biggest english word...

also
pneumoultramicroscopicossilicovulcanoconiótico with 46 letters is the biggest portuguese word...

the meaning is some kind of desiase caused by volcano ashes

in spanish : Neumoconiosis
in german : Quarzstaublungenerkrankung
in french : Silicose

[Zheardok]

Wow, I can't even pronounce those really long words.

[Falci]

I always though the biggest portuguese word was:
inconstitucionalissimamente...

Guees I was wrong!

[Nomad]

The most amusing long word in English is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - The fear of long words.

Oh, and Zheardok, it appears that you need to remove one of the images from your signature. We only allow one image in signatures here.

[Zheardok]

Originally Posted by Nomad

The most amusing long word in English is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - The fear of long words.

I bet the person that named it that do so on purpose.

Oh, and Zheardok, it appears that you need to remove one of the images from your signature. We only allow one image in signatures here.

Aww....

[rustyslacker]

Originally Posted by Zheardok

I bet the person that named it that do so on purpose.

While we're on that subject, shouldn't "monosyllabic" be a shorter word?

[ace]

Originally Posted by Nomad

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - The fear of long words.

I wonder if the person who discovered it had that phobia. In fact, I hope that person had that disorder, because then it would be even more ironic. Perhaps it was to get revenge on his parents who gave him the fear or somesuch.

There's been a ton of arguments over the longest word in language X. For example, the longest scientific word in the English language is:

Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleuc ylphenylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamyla rginyllysylglutamylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylpr olylphenylalanylyalylthreonylleucylglcycylaspartyl prolylglicylisoleucyglutamylglutaminlserylleucylly sylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutamy lalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucyglutamylleuc ylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylaspartypr olylleucelalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolle ucyglutaminylasparaginylalanythreonylleucylarginyl alanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylp rolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylglglutam ylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutam inyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprolylisol eucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbar aginylleucylvalylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycy lisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanylyltyrosylala nylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvaly lspartylserylvalylleucylvallalanylaspartylvalylpro lylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylphenyla lalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistid ylasparaginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanyli soleucylcysteinylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartyl aspartyspartyleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleucy lalanylseryltyroslglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreon yltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginlalanylglycylvalylt hreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylanyla lanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylval ylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimyl alanylalanyprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenl alanylglycylisoleyucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglu taminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylalspartylala nylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylasoleucylserylgly cylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylisoleucy lglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglu tamylpronylglutamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalany oeucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutamilylprolylm ethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine.

It's a Tryptophan synthetase A protein, an enzyme that has 267 amino acids, and makes a record of 1,909 letters. It is the term for the formula C1289H2051N343O375S8. Heh, just imagine writing the equation for creating that compound.

Did anyone else know the forum inserts a space automatically after 50 characters in a row without a space? Certainly seems to be the case with that long word...

[rustyslacker]

That big word has "party" in it fourteen times.

[Wa59]

Scientists like party... OMFG !
my world has changed !

[Kuwabara]

Lets see those words in the next Spelling Bee...those poor kids....

[Logan MTM]

Originally Posted by Falci

I always though the biggest portuguese word was:
inconstitucionalissimamente...

Guees I was wrong!

Is "InconstitucionalÃ*ssimamente" Falci...

[ace]

Originally Posted by Kuwabara

Lets see those words in the next Spelling Bee...those poor kids....

But worse, think of how terrible it'd be for the ones giving the kids the word!

Spelling Bee Host: Okay, your word is Methionylglutaminylarginyl...(3 minutes later)...threonylarginylserine.

Contestant: Uh... um.... could you use that in a sentence, please?

AAARGH.

Heh, reminds me of a joke... but methinks that's for a different thread on a different day. Me'sa going to sleep now. Need break from forum and mapping addiction. Shame on all of you for indirectly getting me hooked.

[Zheardok]

Originally Posted by ace

I wonder if the person who discovered it had that phobia. In fact, I hope that person had that disorder, because then it would be even more ironic. Perhaps it was to get revenge on his parents who gave him the fear or somesuch.

There's been a ton of arguments over the longest word in language X. For example, the longest scientific word in the English language is:

Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleuc ylphenylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamyla rginyllysylglutamylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylpr olylphenylalanylyalylthreonylleucylglcycylaspartyl prolylglicylisoleucyglutamylglutaminlserylleucylly sylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutamy lalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucyglutamylleuc ylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylaspartypr olylleucelalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolle ucyglutaminylasparaginylalanythreonylleucylarginyl alanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylp rolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylglglutam ylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutam inyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprolylisol eucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbar aginylleucylvalylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycy lisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanylyltyrosylala nylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvaly lspartylserylvalylleucylvallalanylaspartylvalylpro lylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylphenyla lalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistid ylasparaginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanyli soleucylcysteinylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartyl aspartyspartyleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleucy lalanylseryltyroslglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreon yltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginlalanylglycylvalylt hreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylanyla lanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylval ylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimyl alanylalanyprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenl alanylglycylisoleyucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglu taminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylalspartylala nylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylasoleucylserylgly cylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylisoleucy lglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglu tamylpronylglutamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalany oeucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutamilylprolylm ethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine.

It's a Tryptophan synthetase A protein, an enzyme that has 267 amino acids, and makes a record of 1,909 letters. It is the term for the formula C1289H2051N343O375S8. Heh, just imagine writing the equation for creating that compound.

Did anyone else know the forum inserts a space automatically after 50 characters in a row without a space? Certainly seems to be the case with that long word...

HOLY S***! They absolutly need to shorten that one. I wonder if anyone can pronounce that.

Originally Posted by Rustyslacker

While we're on that subject, shouldn't "monosyllabic" be a shorter word?

I can't tell if that's an insult or just a thought.

[Falci]

Originally Posted by Logan MTM

Is "InconstitucionalÃ*ssimamente" Falci...

Actually, it isn't. Having an accent where you put it hurts the basic portuguese rules.

Você só pode por acento em uma das 3 últimas sÃ*labas.

That's a common mistake when dealing with "mamente" ended words.

[Dutch Devil]

Originally Posted by Nomad

The most amusing long word in English is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - The fear of long words.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliofobie -Dutch version of yours almost the same

Another dutch word pretty long heh:
potentiaalvereffeningswandcontactdoosafdekplaatje

[FATAL]

Originally Posted by rustyslacker

That big word has "party" in it fourteen times.

and lala for more than I care to count.

And the scientists working with such thing *probably* have a nickname for it.

[SavageMessiah]

They say Methionylglutaminylarg..... aw the freaking long one!

[lucius octavion]

Originally Posted by ace

But worse, think of how terrible it'd be for the ones giving the kids the word!

hehehe,

"may I have an origin, oh and a definition please?"

BTW, that really long word has other words in there repeated too! It just keeps repeating the same words over and over and over and over.

[Logan MTM]

Originally Posted by Falci

Você só pode por acento em uma das 3 últimas sÃ*labas.
That's a common mistake when dealing with "mamente" ended words.

Hmmm... Fine !!!
Time to me stop mapper and back to school

[Kristian]

Originally Posted by rustyslacker

That big word has "party" in it fourteen times.

Actually, it's "aspartyl". The reason different words keep repeating is because the word describes how the substance is built, piece by piece, following a logical scheme.