antidisestablishmentarianism

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yea... antidisestablishmentarianism is the longest word in the dictionary.. just thought i would share that with you all.. and yes.. that is a real word
 
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yea... yea.. i know this is the most meaningless post ever.. but hey. i'm bored

However, since 1992 it has lost this title to floccinaucinihilipilification in the Guinness Book of Records.

Even though...

It might still be the longest word not invented for the specific purpose of being a long word, however, because the word floccinaucinihilipilification was invented as a joke and is an amalgamation of four different Latin words, presumably it was made, at least partly, to make fun of long words.

oh well.
 
Main Entry: antidisestablishmentarianism

Part of Speech: noun

Definition: originally, opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England, now opposition to the belief that there should no longer be an official church in a country

Example: When people are asked for the longest word they know, they often say antidisestablishmentarianism.

Source: www.dictionary.com

Main Entry: antidisestablishmentarianism

Definition: The word high-schoolers use to sound smart while tapping off the bong.

Example: While decapitating John, I defenestrated him with my antidisestablishmentarianism.

Source: www.urbandictionary.com

Edit: Bleh I'm late :dry:
 
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or if you want to get really crazy there is a 1913-letter chemical name for the tryptophan synthetase A protein:

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yes that is supposed to be a real word :shrug2:

http://members.aol.com/gulfhigh2/words13.html
 
lol. That's just fucking stupid. I'll paypal you $20 if you can pronounce that.
 
haha i'm a materials science phd student not an organic chemistry major... but that's a hell of a word.
 
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