insanitation

[in-san-i-tey-shuhn]

in·san·i·ta·tion

[in-san-i-tey-shuhn]
noun
lack of sanitation or sanitary regulation; unclean or unhealthy condition.

Origin:
1880–85; in-3 + sanitation
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Insanitation has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
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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insanitary (ɪnˈsænɪtərɪ, -trɪ)
 
adj
not sanitary; dirty or infected
 
in'sanitariness
 
n
 
insani'tation
 
n

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