Syzygy

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What a superb word! The second longest word in the English language to contain no vowels. Yes, before you write to point out that ‘y’ can be substituted for a vowel, I [...]

Floccinaucinihilipilification

I really had to include this one. It is – at twenty-nine letters – the longest non-technical word in the Oxford English Dictionary. I stress the “non-technical” aspect because when it comes to chemical compounds, for example, the length of a word to describe them could be effectively limitless in size. Pronounced (deep breath) flock-y-nau-chee-nee-hilly-pilly-fik-ashun, [...]