Sunday, February 8, 2009

Longest Words

(45)PNEUMONO­ULTRA­MICRO­SCOPIC­SILICO­VOLCANO­CONIOSIS (also spelled PNEUMONO­ULTRA­MICRO­SCOPIC­SILICO­VOLCANO­KONIOSIS) = a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust.

(37) HEPATICO­CHOLANGIO­CHOLECYST­ENTERO­STOMIES= a surgical creation of a connection between the gall bladder and a hepatic duct and between the intestine and the gall bladder.

(34) SUPER­CALI­FRAGI­LISTIC­EXPI­ALI­DOCIOUS = song title from the Walt Disney movie Mary Poppins.

(30) HIPPOPOTO­MONSTRO­SESQUIPED­AL­IAN = pertaining to a very long word.

(29) FLOCCI­NAUCINI­HILIPIL­IFICATION = an estimation of something as worthless.

(28) ANTI­DIS­ESTABLISH­MENT­ARIAN­ISM = the belief which opposes removing the tie between church and state.

(27) HONORI­FICABILI­TUDINI­TATIBUS = honorableness

(27)ANTI­TRANSUB­STAN­TIA­TION­ALIST = one who doubts that consecrated bread and wine actually change into the body and blood of Christ.

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