The 13 Longest Words in The English Language
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1. Honorificabilitudinita – Tibus
Occurs in Shakespeare’s play “Love’s Labour’s Lost” and means “with honorableness”.
2. Antidisestablishmentarianism
Means “a doctrine of opposition to disestablishment”, and was once used by British Prime Minister William Gladstone.f
3. Floccinaucinihilipipification
Means “the action or habit of estimating something as worthless”.
4. Supercalifragilisticeplalidocious
Coined in the movie “Mary Poppins”
5. Praetertranssubstantiationalistically
Coined by Mark McShane in his novel Unitimely Ripped (1963)
6. Hepaticocholecystostcholecystenterostomy
Defined as “the surgical formation of a passage between the gall bladder and hepatic duct”
7. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosts
Defined as “a pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust”
8. Antipericatametaanaparcircumvolutiorectumgustpoops of the coprofied
The title of a book by by Francois Rabelais.
9.Osseocarnisanguineoviscericartilagininervomedullary
First coined by Thomas Love Peacock in Heading Hall (1861).
10. Aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminoscupreovitriolic
Describes the composition of the spa waters at Bristol, in Gloucestershire, England.
11. Bababadalgharaghtakamminapronnkonnbronntonnepronnt- uonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordeenenthurnuk
Appears in a book written by James Joyce.
12. Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrim- matosilphiparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophat- toperisteralektryonoptekephalliokiglopeleiolagoiosiraiobaph- etraganopterygon
The english translation of a Greek word which means “a goulash composed of all the leftovers from meals of the last two weeks”.
13. Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl…isoleucine (189,819 words)
The chemical name of titin, the largest known protein
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Post Commentpayaltyagi
On May 18, 2011 at 5:24 am
Keep it up My Friend
Mike Godfrey
On May 18, 2011 at 7:53 am
Will try to throw a few of these in down the pub later :.)
Darlene20
On May 18, 2011 at 1:02 pm
The only one I can pronounce is the Mary Poppins one LOL
Thanks for another great share. Keep up the good work.
Cyni1106
On May 18, 2011 at 7:44 pm
I was wondering why the Mary Poppins one wasn;t on your list. Are you going to do a part two. Thanks for the share.
lapasan
On May 18, 2011 at 8:59 pm
They are really long words. Lol.
neopisiva
On May 23, 2011 at 9:02 pm
Could you spell all that?
Great share!