oil-immersion objective

[oil-i-mur-zhuhn, -shuhn]

oil-im·mer·sion objec·tive

[oil-i-mur-zhuhn, -shuhn]
noun Optics.

Origin:
1880–85
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Oil-immersion objective has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. 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.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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