An inflammation of the lungs caused by microscopic grains of certain types of rock.
*NOTE* This word was actually coined in a deliberate attempt to be the longest word in the english language, although you would be hard-pressed to find it in the language dictionary as it is a medical/scientific term.
"Quiet man, I'm trying to name this condition we discovered today. Its an inflammation of the lungs caused by microscopic grains of certain types of rock."
"Hey, I smell opportunity! How long could we make this word?"
"Pretty long...I suppose we could stretch it to pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis"
1. A disease gotten from inhalation of diminative particles of silica or quartz.
Pneumono - Lung
Ultra Microscopic - Very small/fine silico volcano - igneous, silica
coniosis - disease
; Black Lung
In the mid1880's, miners would get pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
Guy: stupid people who don't know how to spell pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis Guy 2: I'm not stupid because its the longest word in exsistence!
Guy: OK! But its true because the name of this "NEW WORD" is called that!
Guy 2: But it says you're not really stupid!
Guy: Oh yeah, I guess so... Hah?