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Description: PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS (also spelled PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOKONIOSIS) = a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust. This is the longest word in any English dictionary.
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The longest real word is a chemical term. It's 1,185 letters in length! It has appeared in the American Chemical Society's mag!
PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS- A type of lung disease.
