Halima
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The longest word on planet earth is the name of the tryptophan synthetase A protein. It's 1,913 letters long. Guiness only refers to the word rather than waste a couple of pages offering it, but I got it off the internet. You ready?
The word is
methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleuc ylphenylalanylalanyl-
glutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylg lycylalanylphenylalanyl-
valylprolylphenylalanylvalylthreonylleucylglycylas partylprolylglycyl-
isoleucylglutamylglutaminylserylleucyllysylisoleuc ylaspartylthreonylleucyl-
isoleucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanyll eucylglutamylleucyl-
glycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprol ylleucylalanylaspartyl-
glycylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminylasparaginyl alanylthreonylleucyl-
arginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylth reonylprolylalanyl-
glutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylglutamylmethionylle ucylalanylleucyl-
isoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolylthreo nylisoleucylprolyl-
isoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanyla sparaginylleucylvalyl-
phenylalanylasparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylasparty lglutamylphenylalanyl-
tyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalyl glycylvalylaspartylseryl-
valylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalylglut aminylglutamylseryl-
alanylprolylphenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanylala nylleucylarginylhistidyl-
asparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanyli soleucylcysteinylprolyl-
prolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucyl leucylarginylglutaminyl-
isoleucylalanylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyro sylthreonyltyrosylleucyl-
leucylserylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycyla lanylglutamylasparaginyl-
arginylalanylalanylleucylprolylleucylasparaginylhi stidylleucylvalylalanyl-
lysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparaginylalanylal anylprolylprolylleucyl-
glutaminylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylserylal anylprolylaspartyl-
glutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartyla lanylglycylalanylalanyl-
glycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleuc ylvalyllysylisoleucyl-
isoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisol eucylglutamylprolyl-
glutamyllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysy lvalylphenylalanylvalyl-
glutaminylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonyl arginylserine
The word is
methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleuc ylphenylalanylalanyl-
glutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylg lycylalanylphenylalanyl-
valylprolylphenylalanylvalylthreonylleucylglycylas partylprolylglycyl-
isoleucylglutamylglutaminylserylleucyllysylisoleuc ylaspartylthreonylleucyl-
isoleucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanyll eucylglutamylleucyl-
glycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprol ylleucylalanylaspartyl-
glycylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminylasparaginyl alanylthreonylleucyl-
arginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylth reonylprolylalanyl-
glutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylglutamylmethionylle ucylalanylleucyl-
isoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolylthreo nylisoleucylprolyl-
isoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanyla sparaginylleucylvalyl-
phenylalanylasparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylasparty lglutamylphenylalanyl-
tyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalyl glycylvalylaspartylseryl-
valylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalylglut aminylglutamylseryl-
alanylprolylphenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanylala nylleucylarginylhistidyl-
asparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanyli soleucylcysteinylprolyl-
prolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucyl leucylarginylglutaminyl-
isoleucylalanylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyro sylthreonyltyrosylleucyl-
leucylserylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycyla lanylglutamylasparaginyl-
arginylalanylalanylleucylprolylleucylasparaginylhi stidylleucylvalylalanyl-
lysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparaginylalanylal anylprolylprolylleucyl-
glutaminylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylserylal anylprolylaspartyl-
glutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartyla lanylglycylalanylalanyl-
glycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleuc ylvalyllysylisoleucyl-
isoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisol eucylglutamylprolyl-
glutamyllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysy lvalylphenylalanylvalyl-
glutaminylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonyl arginylserine
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