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inconformity

[in-kuhn-fawr-mi-tee]

in·con·form·i·ty

[in-kuhn-fawr-mi-tee]
noun
lack of conformity; failure or refusal to conform; nonconformity.

Origin:
1585–95; in-3 + conformity
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Inconformity has a plethora of syllables.
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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.
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.
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inconformity (ˌɪnkənˈfɔːmɪtɪ)
 
n
lack of conformity; irregularity

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