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What word in the English language has the most "o"'s in it?

Question #141833. Asked by pent2go.
Last updated May 14 2021.
Originally posted Nov 10 2015 3:04 PM.

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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - a supposed lung disease - 45 letters- 9 Os

an invented long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust.
Origin:
1930s: a word invented (probably by Everett M. Smith, president of the National Puzzlers' League) in imitation of very long medical terms.

link https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Response last updated by gtho4 on May 14 2021.
Nov 10 2015, 3:33 PM
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