A number of scientific naming schemes can be used to generate arbitrarily long words.
Gammaracanthuskytodermogammarus loricatobaicalensis is sometimes cited as the longest binomial name—it is a kind of amphipod. However, this name, proposed by B. Dybowski, was invalidated by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
Aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic, at 52 letters, describing the spa waters at Bath, England, is attributed to Dr. Edward Strother (1675-1737).[10] The word is composed of the following elements:
1)Aequeo: equal (Latin, aequo[11])
2)Salino: containing salt (Latin, salinus)
3)Calcalino: calcium (Latin, calx)
4)Ceraceo: waxy (Latin, cera)
5)Aluminoso: alumina (Latin)
6)Cupreo: from "copper"
7)Vitriolic: resembling vitriol
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