The longest word in the English language that has a, definition.
A type of a silicosis disease.
Silicosis is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust, and is marked by inflammation and scarring in the form of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs.
A type of a silicosis disease.
Silicosis is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust, and is marked by inflammation and scarring in the form of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs.
by AdlerHidolf June 11, 2021
Get the Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosismug. 
A factitious word alleged to mean "a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust" but occurring chiefly as an instance of a very long word. (Definition retrieved from Oxford English Dictionary)
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is notable for causing respiratory problems as well as unnecessary fatigue and frustration at spelling bees.
by bill kapok March 15, 2005
Get the pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosismug. A type of lung disease caused by breathing in silica dust.
The longest word in the oxford dictionary.
The longest word in the oxford dictionary.
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by Ebony Chalk December 26, 2008
Get the pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosismug. A medical term to describe a lung disease. Caused by inhaling very fine sand and ash. It is a type of pneumoconiosis, which also means the accumulation of dust in the lungs.
I inhaled very small silica dust from the large volcano and it caused me to contract Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis of the lungs.
by Sobaj Sonkato April 15, 2009
Get the Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosismug. 1) The longest word in the english language
2) A lung disease one gets from tiny dust particles found in volcanoes
2) A lung disease one gets from tiny dust particles found in volcanoes
by Tal0n December 6, 2003
Get the pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosismug. The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano; medically, it is the same as silicosis.
by Α January 24, 2022
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