ARCHEOLOGY | • archeology n. (American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology. • ARCHEOLOGY n. the study of ancient human artefacts, also ARCHAEOLOGY. |
ASTACOLOGY | • astacology n. The study of crayfish (Astacoidea). • ASTACOLOGY n. the science of crayfish. |
AUTECOLOGY | • autecology n. One of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species. • AUTECOLOGY n. the study of the ecology of one species. |
CARDIOLOGY | • cardiology n. (Medicine) The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart. • CARDIOLOGY n. the study of the heart. |
CARPHOLOGY | • carphology n. Alternative form of carphologia. • CARPHOLOGY n. fitful plucking movements as in delirium. |
COPROPHAGY | • coprophagy n. The eating of feces. • COPROPHAGY n. feeding on dung. |
CRANIOLOGY | • craniology n. The study of the physical characteristics of the human skull. • CRANIOLOGY n. the study of skulls, aka phrenology. |
ESCAPOLOGY | • escapology n. The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope… • escapology n. (Figurative) Escape from a difficult situation. • ESCAPOLOGY n. the study of freeing oneself from constraints. |
GLACIOLOGY | • glaciology n. (Geography) The study of ice and its effect on the landscape, especially the study of glaciers. • GLACIOLOGY n. the study of ice ages and glaciation. |
KARYOLOGIC | • karyologic adj. Relating to karyology. • KARYOLOGIC adj. relating to karyology, the study of cell nuclei, also KARYOLOGICAL. |
LIMACOLOGY | • limacology n. The scientific study of slugs. • LIMACOLOGY n. the study of slugs. |
MALACOLOGY | • malacology n. (Zoology) The study of molluscs. • MALACOLOGY n. the study of molluscs. |
MYOLOGICAL | • myological adj. Alternative form of myologic. • MYOLOGICAL adj. of or pertaining to myology, the study of muscles. |
OCEANOLOGY | • oceanology n. Oceanography. • OCEANOLOGY n. the science of the oceans. |
OCTOGENARY | • octogenary adj. (Obsolete) Of or related to the number 80, particularly. • octogenary n. (Obsolete) Synonym of eightysomething: a person 80 to 89 years old. • OCTOGENARY adj. of eighty years of age. |