Longest word in the world. You ready?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Halima
  • Start date Start date
  • Replies Replies 109
  • Views Views 18K

Halima

IB Expert
Messages
2,118
Reaction score
240
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
 
Last edited:
:sl:

Or perhaps smiles is the longest word — after all, there is a mile between the first letter and the last.

*coughs* Okay that was lame, and no, I didn't write that. :p

How is that even pronounced properly. :offended:
 
:sl:

methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleuc ylphenylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamyla rginyllysylglutamylglycylalanylphenylalanylvalylpr olylphenylalanylyalylthreonylleucylglycylaspartylp rolylglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylserylleucyll ysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutam ylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamylle ucylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartyl prolylleucylalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisol eucylglutaminylasparaginylalanylthreonylleucylargi nylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreon ylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylgluta mylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylgluta minyllysylhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucylprolyliso leucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylaspa raginylleucylvalylphenylalanylasparaginyllysylglyc ylisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylalan ylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvalyl aspartylserylvalylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalylpr olylvalylglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylphenyl alanylarginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhi stidylasparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleucylphenyla lanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartylalanyla spartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginylglutamin ylisoleucylalanylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycylty rosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginylalanyl glycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginyl arginylalanylalanylleucylprolylleucylasparaginylhi stidylleucylvalylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyr osylasparaginylalanylalanylprolylprolylleucylgluta minylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylserylalanylp rolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisole ucylaspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylis oleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylvalyllysylis oleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparagi nylisoleucylglutamylprolylglutamyllysylmethionylle ucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylg lutaminylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonyla
rginylserineiufgijdhgkjzfhbgfffffffffffflijxdfkjsk lfjsDfiou
sDkjxcglkjgkljglkfjlhjkkfgjyhfhduhdfubsdfbgsdjfgsd gyf
kfjksdjhfkjzdhfkjhfmsdngljkshgjdhfjdfdfhkjsdhfhdsg hdfg
sdjhfsjdfhsughdfjgjdfgkhsdufhsjdhgusdhgdiufhgidfhg i
dfgjsdjkfhsjdghfgjudgijgkfjgfgufdgjkfgjfughszudghz sg
xfjsnDfhsdfkjxzdlzsfjkiDfgmzcnfhskhdjdfjdhdkfjhdjd oifhc
dkfnSjufusEJruSYdejfidufkASIOdADJFhzduasjkfhhufffg
fJKSDFiusehsigu8sjuhfrteurhefihsdoiufrhiueruwehuys d
ehrheiuryiweyrerahdiuzsdiotusiuehtiusdyuisydtuiyft t.

Alhamdulilah for the backward button, loq.
 
I didnt even bother to try to pronounce it!
Somebody told me 'elastic' was the longest word - because you can stretch it.:X

Peace
 
i can read it until almost the bottom then it gets mixed up. i wonder who was the crazy person who thought that up?
 
:sl:
is it a real word?
hgkjzfhbgfffffffffffflijxdfkjsk
this is not even a botanic name..with sooo many fff's :p
 
methionylglutaminy

^Is that a real word?

I can't say no just because it has to many m's :)
 
:sl:

Good find!

Here is an official link to it:

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Methionylglutaminy...serine


methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanyl-

glutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglycylalanylphenylalanyl-

valylprolylphenylalanylvalylthreonylleucylglycylaspartylprolylglycyl-

isoleucylglutamylglutaminylserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucyl-

isoleucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamylleucyl-

glycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolylleucylalanylaspartyl-

glycylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminylasparaginylalanylthreonylleucyl-

arginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanyl-

glutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylglutamylmethionylleucylalanylleucyl-

isoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucylprolyl-

isoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalyl-

phenylalanylasparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyl-

tyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvalylaspartylseryl-

valylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalylglutaminylglutamylseryl-

alanylprolylphenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidyl-

asparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolyl-

prolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginylglutaminyl-

isoleucylalanylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucyl-

leucylserylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginyl-

arginylalanylalanylleucylprolylleucylasparaginylhistidylleucylvalylalanyl-

lysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparaginylalanylalanylprolylprolylleucyl-

glutaminylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylserylalanylprolylaspartyl-

glutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartylalanylglycylalanylalanyl-

glycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylvalyllysylisoleucyl-

isoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylprolyl-

glutamyllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalyl-

glutaminylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine


:w:
 
Last edited:
:sl: some more..


speciallaegepraksisplanlaegningsstabiliseringsperi


nordostersjokustartilleriflygspaningssimulatoranla ggningsmaterielunderhallsuppfoljningssystemdiskuss ionainlaggsforberedelsearbeten

speciallaegepraksisplanlaegningsstabiliseringsperi ode,


so much for me making up all those words when there is a link to it . eh khaldun?..loq

Barak allahu Feekum brother Ahmed
 
Last edited:
:sl:

No, the source isn't swedish but the word is.

The longest official word in any language is the 130-letter Swedish word nordostersjokustartilleriflygspaningssimulatoranla ggningsmaterielunderhallsuppfoljningssystemdiskuss ionainlaggsforberedelsearbeten. Guiness defines this behemoth as "prepatory work on the contribution to the discussion on the maintaining system of support of the material of the aviation survey device within the northeast part of the coast artillery of the Baltic".
 
:sl:

I recognised it alhamdulilah, nice hobby of yours. Dont worry your sane. :brother:
 

Similar Threads

Back
Top