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99: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Adjective.

An obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

-Dictionary.com

“Eugene’s vacation to an active volcano garnered him some breath-taking photos as well as a medical diagnosis of the lung condition pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.”

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