Well, my earlier post of 'What a word' relating to the phobia of long words reveives quite a lot of hits.. And that is because of the presence of this word in the comments section..
So, I thought of putting up this small compilation in a post.. Seems completely weird and unreal.. But as of now, for the records sake, here are some longest words..
(A) The longest word ever ->
Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl...isoleucine
It is 189819 letters long!! I say, WTF! But yes, it is.. Believe it or not.. Its the chemical name of titin, the largest known protein.. Its a chemical name, so obviously there will be a lot of repetitions.. But 189819 is too much.. To just have a look at the complete word (the complete spelling of 189819 letters, have a look at this link.. http://othyr.com/titin.html )
There are disputes on this that it is a technical word not found in the dictionary.. Some say, it cant be defined as word.. But whatever, as I said, for the records it stays the longest existing word..
(B) The longest word coined by an author->
Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsano...pterygon
It is 183 letters long..Its basically a fictional dish mentioned in Aristophanes' comedy Assemblywomen. This is a very ancient play which has been carried down the times.. It is actually a transliteration of the greek word used in the play.. The dispute though is again the same.. Its not there in any dictionary.. so wondering about the longest word present in the dictionary..??
(C) The longest word in a major dictionary ->
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
45 letters long.. Its a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs.. You can say that it is same as silicosis..
(D) Longest place name ->
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
This is 85 letters long and is the name of a hill in New Zealand.. Should place names be considered as words, is another debate though..
Well, thats it for now.. Too tired to type those long words... :-)
