The longest word in the English language

d_three · Post by **d_three** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:58 am

This is the coat protein of the Dahlemense strain of the tobacco mosaic virus. Its chemical name is acetylseryl- tyrosylserylisoleucylthreonylserylprolylserylglutaminylphenylalanylvalylphenylalanylleucylserylserylvalyl- tryptophylalanylaspartylprolylisoleucylglutamylleucylleucylasparaginylvalylcysteinylthreonylserylseryl- leucylglycylasparaginylglutaminylphenylalanylglutaminylthreonylglutaminylglutaminylalanylarginylthreonyl-
threonylglutaminylvalylglutaminylglutaminylphenylalanylserylglutaminylvalyltryptophyllysylprolylphenyl-
alanylprolylglutaminylserylthreonylvalylarginylphenylalanylprolylglycylaspartylvalyltyrosyllysylvalyltyrosyl-
arginyltyrosylasparaginylalanylvalylleucylaspartylprolylleucylisoleucylthreonylalanylleucylleucylglycylthre-
onylphenylalanylaspartylthreonylarginylasparaginylarginylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylvalylglutamylasparaginyl-
glutaminylglutaminylserylprolylthreonylthreonylalanylglutamylthreonylleucylaspartylalanylthreonylarginy-
larginylvalylaspartylaspartylalanylthreonylvalylalanylisoleucylarginylserylalanylasparaginylisoleucylasparag-
inylleucylvalylasparaginylglutamylleucylvalylarginylglycylthreonylglycylleucyltyrosylasparaginylglutaminylas-
paraginylthreonylphenylalanylglutamylserylmethionylserylglycylleucylvalyltryptophylthreonylserylalanylpro-
lylalanylserine.

At 1185 letters, that may be the longest word in the English language.

chunkie · Post by **chunkie** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:14 am

yes

sonar · Post by **sonar** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:38 am

paha, are you serious?

ashley · Post by **ashley** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:37 pm

It's not a word, it's a name.

feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:38 pm

antidisestablishmentarianism

ashley · Post by **ashley** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:42 pm

Floccinaucinihilipilification
Definition: an act or instance of judging something to be worthless or trivial

Longest non technical word in the English language.

pk- · Post by **pk-** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:44 pm

it's hyphenated, though.

between the flocci and the nauci

ashley · Post by **ashley** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:48 pm

pk- wrote:it's hyphenated, though.

between the flocci and the nauci

Not according to the dictionary

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ ... lification

pk- · Post by **pk-** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:55 pm

shit.

i saw it hyphenated in a book

it's a ridiculous word anyway!

ashley · Post by **ashley** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:57 pm

pk- wrote:shit.

i saw it hyphenated in a book

it's a ridiculous word anyway!

And the chemical compound isnt?!

?

__________ · Post by **__________** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:16 pm

thats heavy, as if anyone could say that word anyway, see how many l's and y's there are in it.
i think some scientist was taking the piss when he named that protein or whatever it is.
technically speaking, brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrap is bigger than antidisestablishmentarianism anyway

ashley · Post by **ashley** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:13 pm

£10 Bag wrote:thats heavy, as if anyone could say that word anyway, see how many l's and y's there are in it.
i think some scientist was taking the piss when he named that protein or whatever it is.
technically speaking, brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrap is bigger than antidisestablishmentarianism anyway

Poooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooomplex is longer

showguns · Post by **showguns** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:18 pm

say it 5 times fast?

j rock · Post by **j rock** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:54 pm

saying it only once fast would impress the fuck outta me!

parson · Post by **parson** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:10 pm

i once read a list of the chemical ingredients of cigarettes and i quit smoking that day after 10 years

wizard · Post by **wizard** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:10 pm

ok guys how about this

acetylseryl- tyrosylserylisoleucylthreonylserylprolylserylglutaminylphenylalanylvalylphenylalanylleucylserylserylvalyl- tryptophylalanylaspartylprolylisoleucylglutamylleucylleucylasparaginylvalylcysteinylthreonylserylseryl- leucylglycylasparaginylglutaminylphenylalanylglutaminylthreonylglutaminylglutaminylalanylarginylthreonyl-
threonylglutaminylvalylglutaminylglutaminylphenylalanylserylglutaminylvalyltryptophyllysylprolylphenyl-
alanylprolylglutaminylserylthreonylvalylarginylphenylalanylprolylglycylaspartylvalyltyrosyllysylvalyltyrosyl-
arginyltyrosylasparaginylalanylvalylleucylaspartylprolylleucylisoleucylthreonylalanylleucylleucylglycylthre-
onylphenylalanylaspartylthreonylarginylasparaginylarginylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylvalylglutamylasparaginyl-
glutaminylglutaminylserylprolylthreonylthreonylalanylglutamylthreonylleucylaspartylalanylthreonylarginy-
larginylvalylaspartylaspartylalanylthreonylvalylalanylisoleucylarginylserylalanylasparaginylisoleucylasparag-
inylleucylvalylasparaginylglutamylleucylvalylarginylglycylthreonylglycylleucyltyrosylasparaginylglutaminylas-
paraginylthreonylphenylalanylglutamylserylmethionylserylglycylleucylvalyltryptophylthreonylserylalanylpro-
lylalanylserantidisestablishmentarianismFloccinaucinihilipilificationbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrapPoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooomplex

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__________ · Post by **__________** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:12 pm

it says in the guardian that stopping smoking is more dangerous to your health than continuing......strange

parson · Post by **parson** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:12 pm

thats ridiculous

wizard · Post by **wizard** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:15 pm

I say!!

__________ · Post by **__________** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:17 pm

thats what i thought, but i'm not gonna stop smoking to find out

The longest word in the English language

The longest word in the English language

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