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iirc it is the longest word in English language, as this example demonstrates
like, even the ipa nerds wouldn't bother to spell it out a second time, lol
We still have pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
or we have the chemical name for tintin https://cw39.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/longest-word.pdf
It's the longest memorable word