Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl...isoleucine189,819Chemical name of titin, the largest known proteinTechnical; not in dictionary; disputed whether it is a word
Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamyl...serine1,909Longest published word[1]Technical
Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsano...pterygon183Longest word coined by a major author,[2] the longest word ever to appear in literature.[3]Coined; not in dictionary; Ancient Greek transliteration
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis45Longest word in a major dictionary[4]Technical; coined to be the longest word
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious34Famous for being created for the Mary Poppins film and musicalCoined
Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism30Longest non-coined word in a major dictionary[5]Technical
Floccinaucinihilipilification29Longest unchallenged nontechnical wordCoined
Antidisestablishmentarianism28Longest non-coined and nontechnical word[6]
Honorificabilitudinitatibus27Longest word in Shakespeare's works; longest word in the English language featuring alternating consonants and vowels.[7]Latin

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