人体肌联蛋白的完整化学名称总共有189819个字母,读完需要三个半小时。把化学名称列出来的问题是,其长度基本上没有限制。例如,根据一串DNA所包含的数百万重复碱基对为其命名,最终取出来的名字可能超过10亿个字母。
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The longest word ever to appear in literature comes from Aristophanes’ play, Assemblywomen, published in 391 BC. The Greek word tallies 171 letters, but translates to 183 in English. This mouthful refers to a fictional fricassee comprised of rotted dogfish head, wrasse, wood pigeon, and the roasted head of a dabchick, among other culinary morsels.