Some of the Longest Words in the Dictionary

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antidisestablishmentarianism
n.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
n.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
sesquipedalianism
adj.
given to using long words.
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floccinaucinihilipilification
The estimation of something as valueless encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language.
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.

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