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pink sasquatch
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Message 1 of 4 (153429)
10-27-2004 3:56 PM


From Lam's new signature line:
The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
I've often wondered how long we could go with all of the scientific prefixes and suffixes out there. It isn't very difficult to make Lam's word longer by simply adding to the beginning and end of it.
before: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
after: antipseudopneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosigenesis
Anyone else care to add?

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Coragyps
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Message 2 of 4 (153430)
10-27-2004 4:01 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by pink sasquatch
10-27-2004 3:56 PM


The official name for, say, a 300-amino-acid protein might be "glycyllysylalanylphenylanalylaspartyl....(294 more)....valine." Big proteins would have long names, though.

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RAZD
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Message 3 of 4 (153454)
10-27-2004 5:34 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by pink sasquatch
10-27-2004 3:56 PM


the longest word in the english language is smiles
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there is a mile between each s

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coffee_addict
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Message 4 of 4 (153458)
10-27-2004 5:51 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by pink sasquatch
10-27-2004 3:56 PM


Now, you are just cheating.

He's not dead. He's electroencephalographically challenged.
The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

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