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Longest English Word! 108,000 letters?

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"Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocon... is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, "a word alleged to mean 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of volcanic ash, causing inflammation in the lungs.' " from Yahoo! Answers

"I was once told the longest word had 108,000 letters in it - the equivalent to 80 typed pages of A4 or a short novel, and described the workings of a cell. I don't know what it is though!"fromYahoo! Answers

What do you think? The 48 letter word or the 108,000 letter word. Comment.