The longest word in the

Romanian language Romanian (obsolete spellings: Rumanian or Roumanian; autonym: ''limba română'' , or ''românește'', ) is the official and main language of Romania and the Republic of Moldova. As a minority language it is spoken by stable communities in ...

is , the long name of (

silicosis Silicosis is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust. It is marked by inflammation and scarring in the form of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs. It is a type of pneumoconiosis. Silic ...

). It consists of 44 letters and refers to a chronic

respiratory disease Respiratory diseases, or lung diseases, are pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange difficult in air-breathing animals. They include conditions of the respiratory tract including the trachea, bronchi, bro ...

. Its name in the

English language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the ...

is '' pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis'' and it is the longest English word registered on a major English

dictionary A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by radical and stroke for ideographic languages), which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologie ...

. Nevertheless, neither this word nor several subsequent Romanian longest words are recognized by the '' Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române'' ("Explanatory Dictionary of the Romanian Language", DEX). Instead, the longest word collected by the DEX is , which is a medical stabilization method, has 25 letters and comes from the

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

word . The list of the longest Romanian words is the following: * − 44 letters, the silicosis disease, not admitted by the DEX. * − 36 letters, an

enzyme Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products ...

, not admitted by the DEX. * − 32 letters, a type of

neuritis Neuritis () is inflammation of a nerve or the general inflammation of the peripheral nervous system. Inflammation, and frequently concomitant demyelination, cause impaired transmission of neural signals and leads to aberrant nerve function. Neu ...

, not admitted by the DEX. * − 31 letters, a kind of surgical operation, not admitted by the DEX. * − 30 letters, a

chemical substance A chemical substance is a form of matter having constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. Some references add that chemical substance cannot be separated into its constituent elements by physical separation methods, i.e., wit ...

, not admitted by the DEX. * − 25 letters, a medical stabilization method, admitted by the DEX. The following longest Romanian words are mostly made up of words with 23 or 21 letters. There are also other Romanian words that break other records within the language. The longest word that can be formed with only two vowels is (an

interjection An interjection is a word or expression that occurs as an utterance on its own and expresses a spontaneous feeling or reaction. It is a diverse category, encompassing many different parts of speech, such as exclamations ''(ouch!'', ''wow!''), curse ...

) and the longest one that uses all vowels including the ones with diacritics is . Both are registered in the DEX.

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Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania ** Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditiona ...

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