onomasticon

[on-uh-mas-ti-kon, -kuhn]

on·o·mas·ti·con

[on-uh-mas-ti-kon, -kuhn]
noun
1.
a list or collection of proper names.
2.
a list or collection of specialized terms, as those used in a particular field or subject area.

Origin:
1700–10; < Greek onomastikòn (bíblion) vocabulary arranged by subjects; see onomastic
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Onomasticon has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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.
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onomasticon

noun
a list of proper nouns naming persons or places 
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