longest word in the english language

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  1. moonshyne

    moonshyne Approved by the FDA

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    According to the dictionary I'm holding, it's

    Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphen-
    ylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylgluta-
    mylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyalylthre-
    onylleucylglcycylaspartylprolylglicylisoleucyglutamylgluta-
    minlserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleu-
    cylglutamylalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucyglutamylle-
    ucylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylaspartyprolylleu-
    celalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolleucyglutaminylaspa-
    raginylalanythreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylal-
    anylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphen-
    ylalanylglglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginyl-
    glutaminyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleuc-
    ylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbaraginylleucyl-
    valylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglut-
    amylphenylalanylyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyll-
    ysylvalylglycylvalylspartylserylvalylleucylvallalanylaspart-
    ylvalylprolylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylpheny-
    lalalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasp-
    araginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcystei-
    nylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartyspartyleucylle-
    ucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyroslglycylargin-
    ylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginlalanyl-
    glycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginyla-
    nylalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvalylalan-
    yllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimylalanylalanypro-
    lylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenlalanylglycylisoleyucyls-
    erylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisol-
    eucylalspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylasoleucylse-
    rylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylgluta-
    mylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylpronylglu-0
    tamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalanyoeucyllysylvalylpheny-
    lalanylvalylglutamilylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreo-
    nylarginylserine.

    "this word consists of 1,909 letters. It is the term for the formula C1289H2051N343O375S8. A tryptophan synthetase A protein, an enzyme that has 267 amino acid"

    I will give the first person who can pronounce this in once breath a cookie :)

    Better yet, make it two cookies.
     
    moonshyne, Sep 30, 2004
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  3. badassdawickedmoose

    badassdawickedmoose Member

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    you owe me four cookies. (i said it twice)
     
    badassdawickedmoose, Sep 30, 2004
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  5. moonshyne

    moonshyne Approved by the FDA

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    proof?? hmm?

    I can't just be giving out my homemade cookies for nothing, you know. ;)
     
    moonshyne, Sep 30, 2004
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  7. badassdawickedmoose

    badassdawickedmoose Member

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    "Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleuc ylphen-
    ylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyl lysylgluta-
    mylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanyl yalylthre-
    onylleucylglcycylaspartylprolylglicylisoleucygluta mylgluta-
    minlserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucy lisoleu-
    cylglutamylalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucygl utamylle-
    ucylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylasparty prolylleu-
    celalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolleucyglut aminylaspa-
    raginylalanythreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalany lalanylal-
    anylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcyste inylphen-
    ylalanylglglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleu cylarginyl-
    glutaminyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprol ylisoleuc-
    ylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbaragi nylleucyl-
    valylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycylisoleucylas partylglut-
    amylphenylalanylyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinyl glutamyll-
    ysylvalylglycylvalylspartylserylvalylleucylvallala nylaspart-
    ylvalylprolylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylpro lylpheny-
    lalalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhist idylasp-
    araginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleu cylcystei-
    nylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartyspartyl eucylle-
    ucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyroslgly cylargin-
    ylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarg inlalanyl-
    glycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginyl arginyla-
    nylalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucy lvalylalan-
    yllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimylalanyl alanypro-
    lylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenlalanylglycylis oleyucyls-
    erylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanyl alanylisol-
    eucylalspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanyl asoleucylse-
    rylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylis oleucylgluta-
    mylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylp ronylglu-0
    tamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalanyoeucyllysylval ylpheny-
    lalanylvalylglutamilylprolylmethionyllysylalanylal anylthreo-
    nylarginylserine."

    "Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleuc ylphen-
    ylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyl lysylgluta-
    mylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanyl yalylthre-
    onylleucylglcycylaspartylprolylglicylisoleucygluta mylgluta-
    minlserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucy lisoleu-
    cylglutamylalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucygl utamylle-
    ucylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylasparty prolylleu-
    celalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolleucyglut aminylaspa-
    raginylalanythreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalany lalanylal-
    anylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcyste inylphen-
    ylalanylglglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleu cylarginyl-
    glutaminyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprol ylisoleuc-
    ylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbaragi nylleucyl-
    valylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycylisoleucylas partylglut-
    amylphenylalanylyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinyl glutamyll-
    ysylvalylglycylvalylspartylserylvalylleucylvallala nylaspart-
    ylvalylprolylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylpro lylpheny-
    lalalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhist idylasp-
    araginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleu cylcystei-
    nylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartyspartyl eucylle-
    ucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyroslgly cylargin-
    ylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarg inlalanyl-
    glycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginyl arginyla-
    nylalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucy lvalylalan-
    yllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimylalanyl alanypro-
    lylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenlalanylglycylis oleyucyls-
    erylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanyl alanylisol-
    eucylalspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanyl asoleucylse-
    rylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylis oleucylgluta-
    mylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylp ronylglu-0
    tamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalanyoeucyllysylval ylpheny-
    lalanylvalylglutamilylprolylmethionyllysylalanylal anylthreo-
    nylarginylserine."




    Done. I want my cookies, damnit!
     
    badassdawickedmoose, Sep 30, 2004
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  9. daisymae

    daisymae Senior Member

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    Look, it's a subliminal message! :eek:
     
    daisymae, Sep 30, 2004
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  11. novarys

    novarys Hip Forums Supporter HipForums Supporter

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    wtf? looks like some one had too much time on thier hands to be thinkin of some long ass word like this to make up.....
     
    novarys, Sep 30, 2004
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  13. badassdawickedmoose

    badassdawickedmoose Member

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    daisy, how the hell did you spot that?
     
    badassdawickedmoose, Sep 30, 2004
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  15. juicy_redgirl

    juicy_redgirl Daphney

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    Methionyglutamin....Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamy...

    Can I please just have a cookie? :D
     
    juicy_redgirl, Sep 30, 2004
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  17. daisymae

    daisymae Senior Member

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    Groups of letters seem to jump out at me as words....dunno. ;)
     
    daisymae, Sep 30, 2004
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  19. dangermoose

    dangermoose Is a daddy

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    and here i was thinking this thread was going ot be about antidisestablismentarianism
     
    dangermoose, Sep 30, 2004
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  21. HippyCor$ter

    HippyCor$ter Ackamonkey

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    Thats crazy, wonder who came up with that one:rolleyes:
     
    HippyCor$ter, Sep 30, 2004
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  23. dangermoose

    dangermoose Is a daddy

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    im assuming its a dna strad, and frankly i don't think genetic code should count as one word since it consits of multiple seperate properties...its like saying i bought a; housewithfivebedroomsandalivingroomandakitchenandadiningsroomandalivingroomand3bathroomsandthelivingroomcontainsacouchandachairandapaintingonthewall ect ect
     
    dangermoose, Sep 30, 2004
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  25. moonshyne

    moonshyne Approved by the FDA

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    I am like, SO beyond antidisestablismentarianism.....:p

    think big, baby!

    You're such a party pooper. ;)
     
    moonshyne, Sep 30, 2004
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  27. whispers

    whispers sweet and sour

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    thats the way some people write there posts.....:p
     
    whispers, Sep 30, 2004
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  29. juicy_redgirl

    juicy_redgirl Daphney

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    whispersitisnotfunnytomakefunofpeoplejustbecausetheirspacebardoesn'twork
     
    juicy_redgirl, Sep 30, 2004
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  31. juicy_redgirl

    juicy_redgirl Daphney

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    that damn space won't go away! arg!
     
    juicy_redgirl, Sep 30, 2004
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  33. whispers

    whispers sweet and sour

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    hahaha......;)
     
    whispers, Sep 30, 2004
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  35. cerridwen

    cerridwen in stitches

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    wow... I didn't know that... how do you pronounce that?
     
    cerridwen, Oct 1, 2004
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