most impressive word you know?

Ginja Ninja · 27-01-2009 9:02pm #1

well us as leaving certs learn a lot of confusing and (somewhat useless)
information so what's your most impressive sounding word?

i do bilogy so mine has to be NADP or:

Nicotinamide Adenosine Dinucleotide Phosphate ("plant blood "basically)
and the good old favourite D.N.A:

Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

crunchycorner · 27-01-2009 9:09pm

ha!! i had no idea thats what NADP meant!!

Mine has to be Non Cyclic Photophosphorylation........love it!

Twinkle-star15 · 27-01-2009 9:12pm

Nothing science related, but I like 'dosheachainte' (unavoidable- I think I spelt it right :P). Really useful for all the essays!

cautioner · 27-01-2009 9:56pm

It's not impressive, but I've always been partial to the word "alimentation", complete with bent French accent.

Also, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid

27-01-2009 10:08pm

Well, my favourite words are obsequious, acquiesce, and I suppose alacrity; actually, I've too many to name. I'm not sure how impressive they are.

How about antidisestablishmentarianism (anti-dis-establishment-tarian-ism)?

andyman · 27-01-2009 10:13pm

Onomatopoeia. Just love the way it slides off the tip of your tongue :P

spurious · 27-01-2009 10:16pm

I was always quite fond of 'pejorative'.

DublinWriter · 27-01-2009 10:17pm

andyman wrote: »

Onomatopoeia. Just love the way it slides off the tip of your tongue :P

Tripping out here...was going to say that myself.

Peridolia and apophelia are also personal favourites.

My favourite verb right now is 'bray'.

cautioner · 27-01-2009 10:18pm

Re. Plen. Ish.

Replenish.

Is there any word more instantly gratifying?

Replenish. Aw yeah.

ohthebaby · 27-01-2009 10:24pm

I always had a thing for Vladivostok. Not sure if that's correct spelling but its a Russian city!

Abraham · 27-01-2009 10:29pm

Janoworramean ? Dublin's most endearing and expressive word.

timmywex · 27-01-2009 10:29pm

Retard

Before the mods catch me on this one its from applied maths, meaning slow..........context; "if B was to retard uniformily, find its deceleration". Alwasy find it hilarious when the teacher says it!

Ginja Ninja · 27-01-2009 10:43pm

timmywex wrote: »

Retard

Before the mods catch me on this one its from applied maths, meaning slow..........context; "if B was to retard uniformily, find its deceleration". Alwasy find it hilarious when the teacher says it!

..or in french "je suis retard"
literally i am late

Piste · 27-01-2009 10:47pm

en retard

aine-maire · 27-01-2009 10:50pm

Ginja Ninja wrote: »

and the good old favourite D.N.A:

Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

I don't do biology...
But isn't it Deoxyribonucleic acid?? That what I always thought at least... Correct me if I'm horribly mistaken!

I love the word 'indubitably'......just say it.....!
Though my teacher underlined it in an essay with a question mark... And I know that it was the correct context, I looked it up! Like, wtf?!
Also 'precipitate' and 'effervescent' (Chemistry's great for long words...:pac:)

scudster · 27-01-2009 10:50pm

I know its 2 words from LC tech Drawing but here goes,

Hyperbolic Parabaloid

Usually found in the form of a curved roof surface

PurpleFistMixer · 27-01-2009 11:02pm

I always liked chemistry for the good words, when I did it for JC. Having "-oxide" at the end of any word makes it sound so much more intellectual.

My English teacher was mad into "juxtaposition", but it's a bit overused as a token fancy word.

Otherwise, I rather like "tautological".

garbanzo · 27-01-2009 11:03pm

For the Class of '84 it has to be pneumonia-ultra-microscopic-silico-volcano-coneosis.
:cool:

challengemaster · 27-01-2009 11:15pm

odaxelagnia

Sexual arousal from biting or being bitten

:pac:

JSK 252 · 27-01-2009 11:20pm

challengemaster wrote: »

odaxelagnia

Sexual arousal from biting or being bitten

:pac:

Thats the **** like!:D

eoins2345 · 27-01-2009 11:32pm

Defenestration- the act of throwing something or someone out a window!best word in the world!

Ber · 27-01-2009 11:39pm

Rarely post on this site but saw this on the front page and had too

floccinaucinihilipilification

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaucinaucinihilipilification

p1akuw47h5r3it · 27-01-2009 11:42pm

Hotforwords anyone???

antidistablishmentarism... I think that's how it's spelt anyway

dealhunter · 27-01-2009 11:45pm

Antidisestablishmentarianism - not a great meaning but excellent lengthhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidisestablishmentarianism

dealhunter · 27-01-2009 11:46pm

Mae Creamy Mars wrote: »

Hotforwords anyone???

antidistablishmentarism... I think that's how it's spelt anyway

Damn it DanDan you got in with it before me!

p1akuw47h5r3it · 27-01-2009 11:47pm

dealhunter wrote: »

Antidisestablishmentarianism - not a great meaning but excellent length http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidisestablishmentarianism

ther's the link, you didn't seperate it

p1akuw47h5r3it · 27-01-2009 11:48pm

dealhunter wrote: »

Damn it DanDan you got in with it before me!

Yep... don't hava clue what it means tho:D

27-01-2009 11:49pm

dealhunter wrote: »

Damn it DanDan you got in with it before me!

It's actually in the fourth or fifth post, by me, if ye would read.:p

cbreeze · 27-01-2009 11:50pm

rebarbarative:cool:

p1akuw47h5r3it · 27-01-2009 11:53pm

-JammyDodger- wrote: »

It's actually in the fourth or fifth post, by me, if ye would read.:p

Wooooooooooo... [EMAIL="I@M"]I'M[/EMAIL] JAMMYDODGER AND I'MMMMM GRRRRRRRRRRREEEEATT;)

Didn't read any of the posts, big words aren't my thing really:o

Fringe · 27-01-2009 11:57pm

Moot.

It sounded so silly the first time we heard it.

Chemistry is definitely a good one. EDTA. Methyl ethanoate. 2,2,4-trimethylpentane.

most impressive word you know?

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