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Pneumonoultramicroscopic silicovolcanoconiosis

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It’s the longest word in the English dictionary. It also happens to be a lung disease caused by inhalation of the silica dust formed in volcanoes. You’d think they would have come up with something simpler, right?

George
Frederick, MD

[note: word broken to avoid formatting problems]

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One Response to “Pneumonoultramicroscopic silicovolcanoconiosis”

  1. Kotsengkuba on March 30th, 2008 5:18 am

    i learned this world from my engish teacher when i was in fourth year high-school. from then on pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovulcanoconiosis has been my favorite word ;-)

    though i never had any use of the word except from bragging to my friends. i can pronounce the word without breathing.

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