alcaligenes

[al-kuh-lij-uh-neez]

al·ca·lig·e·nes

[al-kuh-lij-uh-neez]
noun, plural al·ca·lig·e·nes. Bacteriology.
any of several rod-shaped aerobic or facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Alcaligenes, found in the intestinal tract of humans and other vertebrates and in dairy products.

Origin:
1919; < Neo-Latin < French alcali- alkali + Greek -genēs; see -gen
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Alcaligenes has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
given to using long words.
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