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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis — (Audio|Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis2.ogg|listen, also spelled koniosis) is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary , a word alleged to mean a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust causing inflammation … Wikipedia
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis — ist mit 45 Buchstaben das längste jemals in einem bedeutenden englischen Wörterbuch erschienene Wort. Es bezeichnet die Krankheit, die in Deutschland als Quarzstaublunge bekannt ist. Siehe dazu Silikose und Pneumokoniose. Das Wort wurde als… … Deutsch Wikipedia
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis — 1962, A facetious 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 [OED]. Said in an early reference to have been invented by seventh grade students in… … Etymology dictionary
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis — noun /njuːˌmɒnəʊʌltrəmaɪkrəʊˈskɒpɪkˌsɪlɪkəʊvɒlkeɪnəʊkəʊniˈəʊsɪs,nuˌmɑːnoʊʌltrəmaɪkroʊˈskɑːpɪkˌsɪlɪkoʊvɑːlkeɪnoʊkoʊniˈoʊsɪs/ A factitious disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from eruption… … Wiktionary
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis — pneu·mo·no·ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·ic·sil·i·co·vol·ca·no·co·ni·o·sis n(y)ü mə (.)nō .əl trə .mī krə skäp ik sil i (.)kō väl kā nō .kō nē ō səs n, pl o·ses .sēz a pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust … Medical dictionary
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses — n. disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of tiny particles of silica … English contemporary dictionary
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis — n. disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of tiny particles of silica … English contemporary dictionary
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis — pneu·mo·no·ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·ic·sili·co·vol·ca·no·co·ni·o·sis … English syllables
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis — A miner s lung disease caused by inhaling silicate dust … Grandiloquent dictionary
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis — |n(y)ümə(ˌ)nōˌəltrəˌmīkrəˈskäpikˈsilə̇(ˌ)kōˌvälˈkā(ˌ)nōˌkōnēˈōsə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from pneumon + International Scientific Vocabulary ultramicroscopic + New Latin silic + volcano + coniosis (from coni (II) + osis) … Useful english dictionary
