词汇 | pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis |
词源 | pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The longest word listed in a general English dictionary (Webster’s), this 45-letter giant means “a pneumoconiosis caused by the in- halation of very fine silicate or quartz dust, a miner’s lung dis- ease.” But there are many specialized words longer than this. See dna. |
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