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Term for the use of long words
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sesquipedalianism
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A white, strong smelling substance that is toxic to humans
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paradichlorobenzenes
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Things that are unreadable or unintelligible
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incomprehensibilities
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A neurodiagnostic test that measures electrical activity from the brain
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electroencephalography
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A colorless, non-flammable gas once used as a refrigerant, aerosol propellant, and solvent
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dichlorodifluoromethane
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A type of electromagnetic spectroscopy that analyzes fluorescence from a sample
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spectrophotofluorometry
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Excision of both the thyroid and parathyroid glands
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thyroparathyroidectomy
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Typically a chronic toxicosis that results in hepatic failure
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pyrrolizidinealkaloidosis
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The state of being able to achieve honors or honorableness
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honorificabilitudinitatibus
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The study of the complex, interconnected relationships between psychological factors, the nervous system, the endocrine system, and the immune system
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psychoneuroendocrinological
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To keep an established church from disestablishmentarians
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antidisestablishmentarianism
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The action of believing something is worthless
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floccinaucinihilipilification
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A term meaning "very good"
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eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious
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A rare genetic disorder that affects the body's ability to respond to parathyroid hormone
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pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
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A colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound/ organochloride banned in the U.S.A. for cancer and birth defect risks
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dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
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The medical term for a "brain freeze" which happens when the roof of the mouth cools rapidly, triggering the trigeminal nerve
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sphenopalatineganglioneuralgia
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A word from 1964 Disney film Mary Poppins meaning extraordinary or very good
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supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
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The fear of the number 666, also known as the unlucky number
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hexakosioihexekontahexakontaphobia
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The fear of long words, a long word itself for people with the fear to conquer it
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hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
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A disease caused by inhaling sand or silica, and getting into the lungs
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
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The name of a lake in Webster, Massachusetts
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chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
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A word fabricated by Dr. Edward Strother, describing the spa bath waters in England
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aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocuprevitriolic
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The name of a village in Anglesey, Wales to attract tourists with the long name
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llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
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A law of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 1999, translating to "beef labelling monitoring task transfer act" and involved supervision of labelling beef products after an outbreak of mad cow disease happened
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rindfleischetikettierungsuberwachungsaufgabenubertragungsgesetz
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A word made by James Joyce in his novel, "Ulysses" to mock the German practice of creating long word, descriptive compound words
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nationalgymnasiummuseumsanatoriumandsuspensoriumsordinaryprivatdocent
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A word made by James Joyce in his novel, "Finnegans Wake" representing a door being shut and the word being made with many different languages
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lukkedoerendunandurraskewdylooshoofermoyportertooryzooysphalnabortansporthaokansakroidverjkapakkapuk
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A word made by James Joyce in his novel, "Finnegans Wake" representing the fall of Adam and Eve, with the word being made with many different languages
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bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk
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A dish in Aristophanes' fictional comedy Assemblywomen, and the dish containing many ingredients in ancient Greek language
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lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphiokarabomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteraletryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon
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