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The full chemical name of titin, the largest known protein, is the longest word ever constructed in English. How many letters?
189,819
letters
Titin's full chemical name runs to 189,819 letters — reading it aloud takes over three hours.SOURCEIUPAC protein nomenclature, widely documented recitations
Scale check: 189,819 is roughly Wembley, full, plus a bit.
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