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Sun 8 Feb, 2004 03:10 pm
I have no idea what the answer to this is, so if you don't want the same headache that I've got click on something else.
What is the longest word in the English language in which all the letters are arranged in alphabetical order?
The longest word in a Standard English dictionaries is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis at 45 letters long.
However, the longest English word to date is:
Methionyglutaminylarginvltrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylal-
anylalanylgutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamyl-
glycyclalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyal-
ylthreonylleucylglyclaspartylprolylglycylisoleucylglutamyl-
glutaminylserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucyliso-
leucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamyl-
leucylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolyl-
leucelalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisoleucylgluta-
minylasparaginylalanylthreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylala-
nylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcys-
teinylphenylalanylglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleu-
cylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucyl-
prolylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyroslalanylaspara-
ginylleucylvalylphenylalanylasparaginyllysylglycylisoleu-
cylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyltyroslalanylglutaminylcystein-
lyglutamyllysylvalylglycylvalylaspartylserylvalylleucylvalyl-
alanylaspartylvalylprolylvalylglutaminylglutamylserylalanyl-
prolylphenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginyl-
histidylasparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanyliso-
leucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylas-
partylleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyro-
sylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucyl-
serylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylas-
paraginylarginylanylalalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhis-
tidylleucylvalylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylaspara-
ginylalanylalanylprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenylala-
nylglycylisoleucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalylly-
sylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylgly-
cylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysyli-
soleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleu-
cylglutamylprolylglutamyllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleu-
cyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutaminylprolylmethionyllysyl-
alanylalanylthreonylarginylserine.
It contains 1,909 letters. Tryptophan synthetase is a protein, an enzyme consisting of 267 amino acids.
It has actually appeared in print in various publications!
Hope this answers your question, but I doubt it. :wink:
No that doesn't answer his question.
I don't know the answer either.
It would be simple, would it not, to write some software to look at an online dictionary and select the word. If you could write software.
I don't know how to do that either, though.
The longest one In a standard dictionary is almost I think.
You don't have to be smart if you know where to look...
A Collection of Word Oddities
Quote:AEGILOPS (alternate spelling of egilops, an ulcer in a part of the eye) is apparently the longest word in W2 which consists of letters in alphabetical order. Aegilops is also also a genus of mollusc and a genus of grass [Charles Turner]. CHILLLOSS (the opposite of a heatloss) has its letters in alphabetical order, although this word may not be in any dictionary [Word Ways]. The title of the film EFIK MOVY was written abcdEFghIjKlMnOpqrstuVwxYz to show the alphabetical-order property. BEEFILY and BILLOWY are the longest such words in OSPD2+.
Six-letter words with their letters in alphabetical order include: ABBESS, ABHORS, ACCENT, ACCEPT, ACCESS, ACCOST, ADDERS, AFFLUX, ALMOST, BEGINS, BELLOW, BIJOUX, BIOPSY, CHILLY, CHIMPS, CHINTZ, CHIPPY, CHITTY, CHIVVY, CHOOSY, CHOPPY, EFFLUX, EFFORT, FLOORS, FLOPPY, FLOSSY, GHOSTY, GLOSSY, and KNOTTY [Philip Bennett, Bruce D. Wilner, Mike Turniansky, Denis Borris, Stuart Kidd].
Only eight letters- Oh, how disappointing. I was thinking 23 at least.
Tryagain wrote:However, the longest English word to date is:
Methionyglutaminylarginvltrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylal-
anylalanylgutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamyl-
glycyclalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyal-
ylthreonylleucylglyclaspartylprolylglycylisoleucylglutamyl-
glutaminylserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucyliso-
leucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamyl-
leucylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolyl-
leucelalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisoleucylgluta-
minylasparaginylalanylthreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylala-
nylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcys-
teinylphenylalanylglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleu-
cylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucyl-
prolylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyroslalanylaspara-
ginylleucylvalylphenylalanylasparaginyllysylglycylisoleu-
cylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyltyroslalanylglutaminylcystein-
lyglutamyllysylvalylglycylvalylaspartylserylvalylleucylvalyl-
alanylaspartylvalylprolylvalylglutaminylglutamylserylalanyl-
prolylphenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginyl-
histidylasparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanyliso-
leucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylas-
partylleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyro-
sylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucyl-
serylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylas-
paraginylarginylanylalalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhis-
tidylleucylvalylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylaspara-
ginylalanylalanylprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenylala-
nylglycylisoleucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalylly-
sylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylgly-
cylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysyli-
soleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleu-
cylglutamylprolylglutamyllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleu-
cyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutaminylprolylmethionyllysyl-
alanylalanylthreonylarginylserine.
It contains 1,909 letters. Tryptophan synthetase is a protein, an enzyme consisting of 267 amino acids.
It has actually appeared in print in various publications!
Hope this answers your question, but I doubt it. :wink:
Thanks for the info. Pardon me, but didn't you misspell that?
Hmmm. Think I'll stick a serine at the N-term and set a new record...
Tryagain wrote:The longest word in a Standard English dictionaries is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis at 45 letters long.
However, the longest English word to date is:
Methionyglutaminylarginvltrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylal-
anylalanylgutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamyl-
glycyclalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyal-
ylthreonylleucylglyclaspartylprolylglycylisoleucylglutamyl-
glutaminylserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucyliso-
leucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamyl-
leucylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolyl-
leucelalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisoleucylgluta-
minylasparaginylalanylthreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylala-
nylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcys-
teinylphenylalanylglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleu-
cylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucyl-
prolylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyroslalanylaspara-
ginylleucylvalylphenylalanylasparaginyllysylglycylisoleu-
cylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyltyroslalanylglutaminylcystein-
lyglutamyllysylvalylglycylvalylaspartylserylvalylleucylvalyl-
alanylaspartylvalylprolylvalylglutaminylglutamylserylalanyl-
prolylphenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginyl-
histidylasparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanyliso-
leucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylas-
partylleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyro-
sylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucyl-
serylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylas-
paraginylarginylanylalalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhis-
tidylleucylvalylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylaspara-
ginylalanylalanylprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenylala-
nylglycylisoleucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalylly-
sylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylgly-
cylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysyli-
soleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleu-
cylglutamylprolylglutamyllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleu-
cyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutaminylprolylmethionyllysyl-
alanylalanylthreonylarginylserine.
It contains 1,909 letters. Tryptophan synthetase is a protein, an enzyme consisting of 267 amino acids.
It has actually appeared in print in various publications!
Hope this answers your question, but I doubt it. :wink:
Tryagain I haven't checked yet (I've been busy) but if the above is in alphabetical order I'll show my bare arse in Marks and Spencers
[quote="kev I haven't checked yet (I've been busy) but if the above is in alphabetical order I'll show my bare arse in Marks and Spencers[/quote]
No threats please. Think about the children.
BTW what have Marks and Spencer done to you, to suffer so? :wink:
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