How do the British pronounce cacophony?
What does cacophony mean in English?
1 : harsh or jarring sound : dissonance sense 2 specifically : harshness in the sound of words or phrases.
How do you pronounce Cacophonic?
What word takes 3 hours to say?
METHIONYLTHREONYLTHREONYGLUTAMINYLARGINYL …
All told, the full chemical name for the human protein titin is 189,819 letters, and takes about three-and-a-half hours to pronounce.
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