allophylian

[al-uh-fil-ee-uhn, -fil-yuhn]

al·lo·phyl·i·an

[al-uh-fil-ee-uhn, -fil-yuhn]
adjective Archaic.
1.
(of languages, especially those of Europe and Asia) neither Indo-European nor Semitic.
noun
2.
Turanian (defs. 3, 4).

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Allophylian has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
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.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

Origin:
1835–45; < Late Latin allophyl(us) (< Greek allóphȳlos, equivalent to allo- allo- + phȳl() tribe + -os adj. suffix) + -ian; phȳlḗ, akin to phŷlon race (see phylum)
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