paleobiochemistry

[pey-lee-oh-bahy-oh-kem-uh-stree or, especially Brit., pal-ee-oh-]

pa·le·o·bi·o·chem·is·try

[pey-lee-oh-bahy-oh-kem-uh-stree or, especially Brit., pal-ee-oh-]
noun
1.
the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
2.
the study of the evolution of biochemical processes.
pa·le·o·bi·o·chem·i·cal, adjective
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Paleobiochemistry has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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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