Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis vs. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosisnoun

alternative spelling of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosisnoun

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis — which means a form of respiratory disease occurring{{SIC}} specially in miners caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosisnoun

(nonce) A factitious disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from eruption of a volcano.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis ( (listen)) is a word coined by the president of the National Puzzlers' League as a synonym for the disease known as silicosis. It is the longest word in the English language published in a dictionary, Oxford Dictionaries, which defines it as .Silicosis is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust, and is marked by inflammation and scarring in the form of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs.