chemotherapeutics

[kee-moh-ther-uh-pyoo-tiks, kem-oh-]

noun (used with a singular verb)

Origin:
1910–15; chemo- + therapeutics

Related forms

che·mo·ther·a·peu·tic, che·mo·ther·a·peu·ti·cal, adjective

che·mo·ther·a·peu·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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Chemotherapeutics has a plethora of syllables.

So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:

an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

given to using long words.

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