The biggest word in your Language

[Fitter]

I wonder what is the biggest word in your language?

I think that in Portuguese the biggest word is:

"pneumoultramicroscopicossilicovulcanoconi

[eno]

For the offical English longest words ASK OXFORD..... The Oxford English Dictionary that is.

[TacitBlue]

As I understand it, "Antidisestablishmentarianism" is the longest word in the English language.
From dictionary.com:

Main Entry:        antidisestablishmentarianism
Part of Speech:        noun
Definition:        originally, opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England, now opposition to the belief that there should no longer be an official church in a country
Example:        When people are asked for the longest word they know, they often say antidisestablishmentarianism.

[Mictheslik]

the longest name for an enzyme (which english people use  ;))

is;

methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylal
anylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylg
lycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylvalylthreonyll
eucylglycylaspartylprolylglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylse
rylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutam
ylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamylleucylglycyl
isoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolylleucylalanylas
partylglycylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminylasparaginylalan
ylthreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylv
alylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylgluta
mylmethionylleucylalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyllysy
lhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucylglycylleucyll
eucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalylphenylalany
lasparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyl
tyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvaly
laspartylserylvalylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalyl
glutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylphenylalanylarginylglutam
inylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginylvalylalanylp
rolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspa
rtylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginylglutami
nylisoleucylalanylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthre
onyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonyl
glycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylalanylalanylleucylprol
ylleucylasparaginylhistidylleucylvalylalanyllysylleucyllysyl
glutamyltyrosylasparaginylalanylalanylprolylprolylleucylglut
aminylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylserylalanylprolylaspa
rtylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartylalanylg
lycylalanylalanylglycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanyl
isoleucylvalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhisti
dylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylprolylglutamyllysylmethionyll
eucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutaminyl
prolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine



.Mic

[Saitek]

How do you pronounce it - I'm having a bit of trouble...

[EGNX]

[quote]the longest name for an enzyme (which english people use

[alrot]

Hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia

Esternocleidomastoideo

[url=http://www.arrakis.es/~fcoglez21/]Otorrinolaringolog

[Woodlouse2002]

The longest word in the English dictionary I believe (i.e. not the name of an organism/substance) is floccinaucinihilipilification.


And it means? Nothing.

[cspyro21]

the longest name for an enzyme (which english people use  ;))

is;

methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylal
anylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylg
lycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylvalylthreonyll
eucylglycylaspartylprolylglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylse
rylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutam
ylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamylleucylglycyl
isoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolylleucylalanylas
partylglycylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminylasparaginylalan
ylthreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylv
alylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylgluta
mylmethionylleucylalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyllysy
lhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucylglycylleucyll
eucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalylphenylalany
lasparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyl
tyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvaly
laspartylserylvalylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalyl
glutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylphenylalanylarginylglutam
inylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginylvalylalanylp
rolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspa
rtylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginylglutami
nylisoleucylalanylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthre
onyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonyl
glycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylalanylalanylleucylprol
ylleucylasparaginylhistidylleucylvalylalanyllysylleucyllysyl
glutamyltyrosylasparaginylalanylalanylprolylprolylleucylglut
aminylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylserylalanylprolylaspa
rtylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartylalanylg
lycylalanylalanylglycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanyl
isoleucylvalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhisti
dylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylprolylglutamyllysylmethionyll
eucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutaminyl
prolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine



.Mic

And there was me thinking that pneumonoltramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (the English version of Fitter's word) was the longest in the English language.....

[Sir_Crashalot]

According to the best Dutch dictionary (de Dikke van Dale) is this the longest Dutch word:

zandzeepsodemineraalwatersteenstralen (38 )

It means that someone has to buggar off, get away, leave immediatly. Problem is that nobody ever uses this word. It was invented by a Belgian writer (Herman Brusselmans) and he only used it one time in one of his books. Next longest word would then be:

Arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering (33)

which is an insurance for when you are no longer able to work.

Crash

[lilley91]

i cannot beleive that it has not been mentioned yet

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

james  ;)

[expat]

The longest German word is:

Rindfleischetikettierungs

[Omag 2.0]

Hottentottententententoonstellingsruimte... now try to pronounce that...  ;D

[eno]

Hottentottententententoonstellingsruimte... now try to pronounce that...  ;D

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious..... translated into Belgian by any chance?  ;D

[C]

It all depends on the size of the font...