pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- /ˌnjuːmə.nəʊ.ʌl.tɹə.maɪ.kɹəʊˌskɒ.pɪkˌsɪ.lɪ.kəʊ.vɒl.keɪ.nəʊ.kəʊ.niˈəʊ.sɪs/ UK
- /nuˌmɑ.noʊ.ʌl.tɹə.maɪ.kɹoʊˈskɑ.pɪkˌsɪ.lɪ.koʊ.vɑl.kæ.noʊ.kä.niˈoʊ.sɪs/ US
- /nuˈmɑ.noʊˌʌl.tɹə.maɪ.kɹoʊˈskɑ.pɪkˈsɪ.lɪ.koʊ.vɑlˌkeɪ.noʊ.koʊ.niˈoʊ.sɪs/ US
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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.
noun pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis · pneumonultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- 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.
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noun disease of the lungs
| Español | neumoconiosis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뉴모노울트라마이크로스코픽실리코볼케이노코니오시스 nyumonoulteuramaikeuroseukopiksillikobolkeinokoniosiseu, 진폐증 jinpyejeung |
| 日本語 | ニューモノウルトラマイクロスコーピックシリコヴォルケーノコニオシス nyūmonōrutoramaikurosukōpikkushirikovorukēnokonioshisu, 塵肺 jinhai, jinpai |
| 中文 | 礦工氣管癌 /矿工气管癌 |
| Português | pneumoultramicroscopicossilicovulcanoconiose |
| Français | pneumonoultramicroscopiquesilicovolcanoconiose |
| Deutsch | Quarzstaublunge, Quarzstaublungenkrankheit, Silikose |
| Italiano | pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosi |
Talk about this word "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.Cite this
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title = {pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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