antidisestablishmentarian

[an-tee-dis-uh-stab-lish-muhn-tair-ee-uhn, an-tahy-]

an·ti·dis·es·tab·lish·men·tar·i·an

[an-tee-dis-uh-stab-lish-muhn-tair-ee-uhn, an-tahy-]
noun
1.
a person who advocates antidisestablishmentarianism.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to antidisestablishmentarianism.

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Antidisestablishmentarian has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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.

Origin:
anti- + disestablishment + -arian
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