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Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Dbestmax(m): 1:25pm On Jul 21, 2014
I've seen situations where people manufacture their own words as the longest dictionary word deceiving others.
What is the longest English word?
The longest words in Oxford Dictionaries Online are:
antidisestablishmentarianism - opposition to
the disestablishment of the Church of England -
28 letters
floccinaucinihilipilification - the estimation of
something as worthless - 29 letters
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- a supposed lung disease - 45 letters
You're unlikely to come across these words in
genuine use: they're generally just provided as
answers to questions about the longest words in the
English language. In terms of sheer size, however,
the longest word to be found in Britain is the Welsh
place name
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
For obvious reasons, it's usually abbreviated to
Llanfair PG.
The 20-volume historical Oxford English Dictionary
includes other very long words, most of which are
highly technical. These include:
otorhinolaryngological - 22 letters
immunoelectrophoretically - 25 letters
psychophysicotherapeutics - 25 letters
thyroparathyroidectomized - 25 letters
pneumoencephalographically - 26 letters
radioimmunoelectrophoresis - 26 letters
psychoneuroendocrinological - 27 letters
hepaticocholangiogastrostomy - 28 letters
spectrophotofluorometrically - 28 letters
pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism - 30
letters
People sometimes ask whether a DNA string can be
considered as the longest English word, given that
they can run to many thousands of letters. The
answer is no: they're regarded as chemical names
rather than genuine words in the sense of
meaningful items of vocabulary. The same is true of
the formal names of chemical compounds. These
can be almost unlimited in length (for example,
aminoheptafluorocyclotetraphosphonitrile, 40
letters) and many contain numerals, Roman and
Greek letters, and other symbols, as well as ordinary
letters. We don't tend to regard these terms as
proper 'words'.
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by ayukdaboss(m): 1:39pm On Jul 21, 2014
Wetin concern agbuero with overload? smiley

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Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Ruq: 3:02pm On Jul 21, 2014
Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay (51) this is cool.

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Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Makamuanwuo(m): 3:05pm On Jul 21, 2014
antimonophotogeographicationalistism (37)

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Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by EddyNumerouno(m): 3:29pm On Jul 21, 2014
Lol, play one of these words in scrabble...#Gbam

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Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Aidy97(f): 3:37pm On Jul 21, 2014
EddyNumerouno: Lol, play one of these words in scrabble...#Gbam
Not posibl
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Nobody: 4:01pm On Jul 21, 2014
Naa. The longest word is SMILE cos it has a mile between the 1st and last letter.

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Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Nobody: 5:13pm On Jul 21, 2014
The muscle with the longest name in human body
is 'LEVATOBUSUTERIO-RIORISALEOUUENASI

count it ...
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by pfijacobs(m): 5:14pm On Jul 21, 2014
Idontireforalldeseyeyeoyibopipulweydeytryconfuseusjaremakeweformourownlongestword.

That's d ORiGINAL longest word

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Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Nobody: 5:17pm On Jul 21, 2014
pfijacobs: Idontireforalldeseyeyeoyibopipulweydeytryconfuseusjaremakeweformourownlongestword.

That's d ORiGINAL longest word

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahqhahahahahahahahahah.........infinity ..(this d longest ) .lolz

such a funny dude .
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by priscaoge(f): 5:17pm On Jul 21, 2014
@OP pls make a sentence with this word 'hepaticocholangiogastrostomy'gringringringringrin
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by ashewopeckas(f): 6:10pm On Jul 21, 2014
These are words or hashtags?

#whatkindofrubbisharetheytryingtotelluswiththisbullshitinthispost

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Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Dbestmax(m): 6:11pm On Jul 21, 2014
benbuks: The muscle with the longest name in human body
is 'LEVATOBUSUTERIO-RIORISALEOUUENASI

count it ...
Oga shey na 4 ur prick d bone dey bah
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Dbestmax(m): 6:17pm On Jul 21, 2014
priscaoge: @OP pls make a sentence with this word 'hepaticocholangiogastrostomy'gringringringringrin
PriscaOge and her boyfriend have hepaticocholangiogastrostomy. Lol

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Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Nobody: 6:27pm On Jul 21, 2014
Dbestmax:
Oga shey na 4 ur prick d bone dey bah

something like that.

.# check the net to verify .
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by priscaoge(f): 6:32pm On Jul 21, 2014
Dbestmax:
PriscaOge and her boyfriend have hepaticocholangiogastrostomy. Lol
Lmaocheesycheesycheesy! Dbestmax is a hepaticocholangiogastrostomy cheesycheesygringringrin
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by jossy1luv(f): 7:05pm On Jul 21, 2014
Anti-disestablishmentarialism............don't know if its found in the oxford dictionary though lipsrsealed
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Nobody: 7:28pm On Jul 21, 2014
Is it just me or are most of the words in-line with medicine? undecided
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Dbestmax(m): 8:09pm On Jul 21, 2014
benbuks:

something like that.

.# check the net to verify .
Alrite.
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Dbestmax(m): 8:16pm On Jul 21, 2014
priscaoge:
Lmaocheesycheesycheesy! Dbestmax is a hepaticocholangiogastrostomy cheesycheesygringringrin
Lol..shey na Sentence u need..Very soon person go speak d one wey go scatter Nairaland server..Ah no dey o
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by ellagal(f): 8:19pm On Jul 21, 2014
Damn!! I swear I no fit pronounce some of those words.. Nawa o

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Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Dbestmax(m): 8:21pm On Jul 21, 2014
jossy1luv: Anti-disestablishmentarialism............don't know if its found in the oxford dictionary though lipsrsealed
Get complete Edition
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Karleb(m): 8:26pm On Jul 21, 2014
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Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by rattlesnake(m): 8:44pm On Jul 21, 2014
Abdallahabdallah Afghanistan

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Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Pennywise(m): 8:48pm On Jul 21, 2014
Hyperpolysilesisquipedilinialism used to be the longest. It means excessive use of grandiloquent English.

I got myself at least one gf those days just rattling it off.
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Nobody: 10:01pm On Jul 21, 2014
Can it be used in a sentence? If no,I see no need for it.
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Yemlizzy(f): 10:07pm On Jul 21, 2014
Hehehehe....interesting cool
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by AshleyBorha(f): 12:14am On Jul 22, 2014
jossy1luv: Anti-disestablishmentarialism............don't know if its found in the oxford dictionary though lipsrsealed
Aboki don use ur own do suya
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by LikeTheWind(m): 12:46am On Jul 22, 2014
Honourable Patrick should not be allowed to view this thread!!! It will be sadonic!
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Kinkale(m): 1:10am On Jul 22, 2014
Okay! D longest and most complicated word ever known 2 mankind is...


















NIGERIA
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by Ellidude(m): 1:29am On Jul 22, 2014
The longest word which ever existed is the name of a Mitochondrial DNA. But here's another one.

Acetylseryltyrosylserylisol...serine|Acetyl­
seryltyrosylserylisoleucylthreonylseryl­
prolylserylglutaminylphenylalanylvalyl­
phenylalanylleucylserylserylvalyl­
tryptophylalanylaspartylprolylisoleucyl­
glutamylleucylleucylasparaginylvalyl­ cysteinylthreonylserylserylleucylglycyl­
asparaginylglutaminylphenylalanyl­
glutaminylthreonylglutaminylglutaminyl­
alanylarginylthreonylthreonylglutaminyl­
valylglutaminylglutaminylphenylalanyl­
serylglutaminylvalyltryptophyllysylprolyl­ phenylalanylprolylglutaminylserylthreonyl­
valylarginylphenylalanylprolylglycyl­
aspartylvalyltyrosyllysylvalyltyrosyl­
arginyltyrosylasparaginylalanylvalylleucyl­
aspartylprolylleucylisoleucylthreonylalanyl­
leucylleucylglycylthreonylphenylalanyl­ aspartylthreonylarginylasparaginylarginyl­
isoleucylisoleucylglutamylvalylglutamyl­
asparaginylglutaminylglutaminylserylprolyl­
threonylthreonylalanylglutamylthreonyl­
leucylaspartylalanylthreonylarginylarginyl­
valylaspartylaspartylalanylthreonylvalyl­ alanylisoleucylarginylserylalanyl­
asparaginylisoleucylasparaginylleucylvalyl­
asparaginylglutamylleucylvalylarginyl­
glycylthreonylglycylleucyltyrosyl­
asparaginylglutaminylasparaginylthreonyl­
phenylalanylglutamylserylmethionylseryl­ glycylleucylvalyltryptophylthreonylseryl­
alanylprolylalanylserine
Re: Longest English Words In The Oxford Dictionary by b3llo(m): 2:15am On Jul 22, 2014
Ellidude: The longest word which ever existed is the name of a Mitochondrial DNA. But here's another one.

Acetylseryltyrosylserylisol...serine|Acetyl­
seryltyrosylserylisoleucylthreonylseryl­
prolylserylglutaminylphenylalanylvalyl­
phenylalanylleucylserylserylvalyl­
tryptophylalanylaspartylprolylisoleucyl­
glutamylleucylleucylasparaginylvalyl­ cysteinylthreonylserylserylleucylglycyl­
asparaginylglutaminylphenylalanyl­
glutaminylthreonylglutaminylglutaminyl­
alanylarginylthreonylthreonylglutaminyl­
valylglutaminylglutaminylphenylalanyl­
serylglutaminylvalyltryptophyllysylprolyl­ phenylalanylprolylglutaminylserylthreonyl­
valylarginylphenylalanylprolylglycyl­
aspartylvalyltyrosyllysylvalyltyrosyl­
arginyltyrosylasparaginylalanylvalylleucyl­
aspartylprolylleucylisoleucylthreonylalanyl­
leucylleucylglycylthreonylphenylalanyl­ aspartylthreonylarginylasparaginylarginyl­
isoleucylisoleucylglutamylvalylglutamyl­
asparaginylglutaminylglutaminylserylprolyl­
threonylthreonylalanylglutamylthreonyl­
leucylaspartylalanylthreonylarginylarginyl­
valylaspartylaspartylalanylthreonylvalyl­ alanylisoleucylarginylserylalanyl­
asparaginylisoleucylasparaginylleucylvalyl­
asparaginylglutamylleucylvalylarginyl­
glycylthreonylglycylleucyltyrosyl­
asparaginylglutaminylasparaginylthreonyl­
phenylalanylglutamylserylmethionylseryl­ glycylleucylvalyltryptophylthreonylseryl­
alanylprolylalanylserine
Must you tell the world that you are a Biochemistry student?

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