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sesquipedalianism

April 22, 2008 (updated November 10, 2008)
By Anonymous
Some super-long words (20+ letters, no hyphens or spaces).
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DDT for short.
Also appears in: sesquipedalianism
chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile
A kind of tear gas.
Also appears in: sesquipedalianism
methylenedioxymethamphetamine
MDMT, aka ecstasy.
Also appears in: sesquipedalianism, Favorite words
antiestablishmentarianism
electroencephalographic
Also appears in: sesquipedalianism

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Monday November 10th, 2:25 PM
Comment by: CaspianRex(Nashville, TN)
I would have expected to see the old standby:
antidisestablishmentarianism.

Everyone loves that one!
Monday November 10th, 2:47 PM
Comment by: CaspianRex(Nashville, TN)
Pursuant to my first post, I realize now that "antidisestablishmentarianism" is not in the Visual Thesaurus dictionary.

However, "antiestablishmentarianism" is! How 'bout adding that one to your list?
Monday November 10th, 3:15 PM
Comment by: Ben Zimmer(New York, NY)Visual Thesaurus ContributorVisual Thesaurus Moderator
Thanks, I've added it!
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