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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosises

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pneu⋅mo⋅no⋅ul⋅tra⋅mi⋅cro⋅scop⋅ic⋅sil⋅i⋅co⋅vol⋅ca⋅no⋅co⋅ni⋅o⋅sis

  [noo-muh-noh-uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-skop-ik-sil-i-koh-vol-key-noh-koh-nee-oh-sis, nyoo-]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
< NL; see pneumono-, ultramicroscopic, silica, volcano, (pneumono)coniosis
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Main Entry: pneu·mo·no·ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·ic·sil·i·co·vol·ca·no·co·ni·o·sis
Pronunciation: 'n(y)ü-m&-(")nO-"&l-tr&-"mI-kr&-'skäp-ik-'sil-i-(")kO-väl-'kA-nO-"kO-nE-'O-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pneu·mo·no·ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·ic·sil·i·co·vol·ca·no·co·ni·o·ses /-"sEz/
: a pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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