pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Syllables: pneu·mo·no·ul·tra·mi·cro·sco·pic·si·li·co·vol·ca·no·co·ni·o·sis/ˌnjuːmə.nəʊ.ʌl.tɹə.maɪ.kɹəʊˌskɒ.pɪkˌsɪ.lɪ.kəʊ.vɒl.keɪ.nəʊ.kəʊ.niˈəʊ.sɪs//nuˌmɑ.noʊ.ʌl.tɹə.maɪ.kɹoʊˈskɑ.pɪkˌsɪ.lɪ.koʊ.vɑl.kæ.noʊ.kä.niˈoʊ.sɪs/
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis noun: a disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.
Noun
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (uncountable)
- A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.
- Call it miner's asthma, silicosis, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis, or black lung—they are all dust diseases with the same symptoms.1980 March, Lorin E. Kerr, “Black Lung”, in Journal of Public Health Policy, volume 1, number 1, →JSTOR, page 50
- I say that it must be the silica dust
That we breathed through our mouths and our noses
That brought pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.1998 August 27, Smokey, “Lament for a Lung Disease”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet), message-ID <6s3r8o$brt$1@camel15.mindspring.com>
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis meaning in Tamil
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis in Tamil
- சிலிக்கா நோய், ஆங்கிலத்தின் மிகநீளமானச் சொல், இங்ஙனம் உரைப்பர்
Examples of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis in a sentence
- It's either pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, or a bad cough.2002 December 18, Pod, “Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis”, in alt.fan.scarecrow (Usenet), message-ID...
- I still can't watch House M.D. and not have my mind wonder[…] Even I can fear of^([sic]) having Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis after watching it.2011 April 28, Kurt D. Stradtman, Am I the Person My Mother Warned Me About?: A Four-year College Experience ... Only the Good Parts...
Forms of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
| alternative form | pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pneumonultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis |
Origin of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Coined by American puzzle designer and newspaper editor Everett Smith, President of the National Puzzlers' League, at their convention in 1935 as a deliberately long word. An extension of the medical term pneumonoconiosis (by surface analysis, pneumono- (“lung”) + coniosis (“disease caused by the inhalation of dust”)) with ultramicroscopic + silico- + volcano inserted between the two elements.
Words that rhyme with pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- apotheosis
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Questions about pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- What does pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis mean?
- Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis means a disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.
- What is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis in Tamil?
- Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis in Tamil is சிலிக்கா நோய், ஆங்கிலத்தின் மிகநீளமானச் சொல், இங்ஙனம் உரைப்பர். See Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis in a sentence?
- It's either pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, or a bad cough.
- What part of speech is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?
- Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?
- Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is pronounced /ˌnjuːmə.nəʊ.ʌl.tɹə.maɪ.kɹəʊˌskɒ.pɪkˌsɪ.lɪ.kəʊ.vɒl.keɪ.nəʊ.kəʊ.niˈəʊ.sɪs/ (UK).
Words near pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis in the dictionary
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