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PNEUMONO­ULTRA­MICRO­SCOPIC­SILICO­VOLCANO­CONIOSIS 

The Longest word in any english dictionary. It means a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust.
Dude, I think i caught PNEUMONO­ULTRA­MICRO­SCOPIC­SILICO­VOLCANO­CONIOSIS when i was on a tour of that volcano last week.
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Pneumono­ultra­microscopic­silico­volcano­coniosis 

Scientific : Pneumono­ultra­microscopic­silico­volcano­coniosis is a form of Pneumonoconiosis (hence the “pneumono” and “coniosis” parts of the word) coming from inhaled debris from volcanoes. These debris are ultra microscopic (hence the “ultramicroscopic” of the word). The inhaled debris can be ash or dust from volcanoes (hence the “silicovolcano” part of the word).

Pop culture : Longest word in English. Also very good show off on how well you can say sounds.
*after a volcano explosion*
Person 1 : Hey where’s Jack?
Person 2 : Teacher said he’s gone sick from Pneumono­ultra­microscopic­silico­volcano­coniosis
Person 1 : What’s that?
Person 2 : Go check Urban Dictionary

Pneumono­ultra­microscopic­silico­volcano­coniosis 

Why the hell is Pneumono­ultra­microscopic­silico­volcano­coniosis so long