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nhboy

nhboy

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I'm taking a Are You As Smart As A 5th Grader? test on another forum and need to know; What is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order?

I almost had it but no go. :doh:

Any help will appreciated.
 
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nhboy

nhboy

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sunflower said:
otorhinolaryngological (22 letters),
immunoelectrophoretically (25 letters),
psychophysicotherapeutics (25 letters),
thyroparathyroidectomized (25 letters),
pneumoencephalographically (26 letters),
radioimmunoelectrophoresis (26 letters),
psychoneuroendocrinological (27 letters)
hepaticocholangiogastrostomy (28 letters),
spectrophotofluorometrically (28 letters),
pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (30 letters).

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:howdy: Wow! Thanks but they have to be in alphabetical order.
 
greyhound

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nhboy said:
I'm taking a Are You As Smart As A 5th Grader? test on another forum and need to know; What is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order?

I almost had it but no go. :doh:

Any help will appreciated.
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Aegilops

It's a type of grass.
 
nhboy

nhboy

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greyhound said:
Can you provide a definition from a source other than chat or forum message boards.
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No, not for aegilopsy.

aegilops is found here and here. The latter references the OED.

aegilopsy hasn't shown up on any of the on-line dictionaries I've searched. The book they referenced is available at AbeBooks
May be less expensive elsewhere.
 
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