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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Adventure 1
Hello ,English Detective ;
For your first mission/quest . I would like you to find the longest word in English.Try use your new 'BFF' Mr/Miss Dictionary in your quest.Wish You all the Very Best.
Found in Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 8th edition. It is "a pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust". It occurs especially in miners.
That's great Zulfadzli- 4 buck.It is surely the longest word and the longest one from you.I hope the rest of your friend will start sending their words soon.Good Job
1:Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis(45 letters)=a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs. 2:Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism(30 letters). (syamimi-4buck)
Answer: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
ReplyDeletewell remyse that very good ,but could you please give the definition/meaning of the words.So other's can learn and understand the meaning of it : )
ReplyDeletehi everyone~~~
ReplyDeletehere are some example of the longest words in English.
1.Osseocarnisanguineoviscericartilagininervomedullary
(51 letters)
A team that describes the structure of the human body; it occurs in Heading Hall (1861), a novel by Thomas Love Peacock.
2.Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosts
(45 letters)
Found in Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 8th edition. It is "a
pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust". It occurs especially in miners.
3. Supercalifragilisticeplalidocious (34 letters)
From the movie Mary Poppins. It means "god".
Whoa! Good job April ,but do read the task carefully next time OK .It's say's there "the" longest word.So its mean one word only.Nice try
ReplyDeleteLopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon
ReplyDeleteis a fictional dish mentioned in Aristophanes' comedy Assemblywomen.
from (zulfadzli 4buck)
so teacher... who win
ReplyDeleteits 183 words
it take me an hour to write it
(zulfadzli 4buck)
That's great Zulfadzli- 4 buck.It is surely the longest word and the longest one from you.I hope the rest of your friend will start sending their words soon.Good Job
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ReplyDelete1:Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis(45 letters)=a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs.
ReplyDelete2:Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism(30 letters).
(syamimi-4buck)
Syamimi .Good Job to you.I 'm still hoping your other classroom friends will post their answer soon : )
ReplyDeleteTETRAMETHYLDIAMINOBENZHYDRYLPHOSPHINOUS = a type of acid.
ReplyDeleteshahril~ (4 buck) :D
good job sharil
ReplyDeleteMethionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylvalylthreonylleucylglycylaspartylprolylglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminy
ReplyDeletemeaning : Chemical name of titin, the largest known protein
( nabilah hanim - 4sau )
Nabila congrats and welcome to the club
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