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  2. Titin - Wikipedia

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    Titin is the third most abundant protein in muscle (after myosin and actin), and an adult human contains approximately 0.5 kg of titin. [13] With its length of ~27,000 to ~35,000 amino acids (depending on the splice isoform ), titin is the largest known protein . [ 14 ]

  3. Longest word in English - Wikipedia

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    The 58-letter name Llan­fair­pwll­gwyn­gyll­gogery­chwyrn­drob­wlll­lanty­silio­gogo­goch is the name of a town on Anglesey, an island of Wales. In terms of the traditional Welsh alphabet, the name is only 51 letters long, as certain digraphs in Welsh are considered as single letters, for instance ll, ng and ch. It is generally ...

  4. What Is the Longest Word in English? Hint: It’s 189,819 ...

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    Even the smallest proteins contain no fewer than 20 amino acids, making for some pretty long names in their own right; titin, however, is the human body’s largest protein. Total amino acid count ...

  5. List of chemical compounds with unusual names - Wikipedia

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    The IUPAC name for Titin. This is the largest known protein and so has the longest chemical name. Written in full, it contains 189,819 letters. [48] MOM: A functional group often employed in organic synthesis to protect alcohols. Periplanone B: Periplanone B A pheromone of the female American cockroach. Thebacon

  6. Longest words - Wikipedia

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    The longest recognized systematic name is for the protein titin, at 189,819 letters. [1] While lexicographers regard generic names of chemical compounds as verbal formulae rather than words, [2] for its sheer length the systematic name for titin is often included in longest-word lists.

  7. Tintin (character) - Wikipedia

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    He had previously made use of alliteration with the name of his previous character, Totor. [45] Michael Farr believes that "Tintin" is probably the character's surname because other characters, such as his landlady , occasionally refer to him as Mr. Tintin (as printed on his doorbell). [ 46 ]

  8. Talk:Titin - Wikipedia

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    Inserting the "full word" into this article perpetuates the myth that it is the world's longest word and the misconception that proteins are called by their amino acid names. The amino acid sequence of titin differs between species. Furthermore within humans there are several splice variants.

  9. Talk:Full chemical name for titin - Wikipedia

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