The longest word in any of the English language dictionary?

PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS

This is a lung disease that mostly affects workers in many occupations such as mining, glass manufacturing, demolition, and masonry work.

It’s caused by the inhalation of the fine silica particles. There are 45 letters in this word.

There is an easy method to learn this long word by heart. You may divide the word in the following fashion:

  • PNEUMONO (P is silent here)
  • ULTRA
  • MICROSCOPIC
  • SILICO
  • VOLCANO
  • CONIOSIS

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