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Ang pinakamahabang salita sa Ingles na makikita sa dictionary ay ‘Methionylthreo­nylthreonylglutaminylarginyl isoleucine’ ito ay pangalan ng chemical ng ‘titin’ (kilala bilang ‘connectin’) - ang largest known protein.

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