BRYOLOGY | • bryology n. (Botany) The study of bryophytes (non-vascular plants including mosses, liverworts and hornworts). • BRYOLOGY n. the study of mosses. |
CYTOLOGY | • cytology n. (Biology) The study of cells. • cytology n. Cytopathology. • CYTOLOGY n. a study of cells. |
HOLOGYNY | • HOLOGYNY n. a trait transmitted only in the female line. |
LOGOTYPY | • logotypy n. (Typography) The use of logotypes or ligatures. • LOGOTYPY n. the use of logotypes. |
MONOGYNY | • monogyny n. The practice of having one wife at a time. • monogyny n. The condition in ants of having only one queen at a time. • MONOGYNY n. the condition of having one wife at a time. |
MYCOLOGY | • mycology n. The study of fungi, in the wide sense. • MYCOLOGY n. the branch of botany dealing with fungi. |
POLYGONY | • polygony n. Any plant of the genus Polygonum, especially knotgrass. • POLYGONY n. (Spenser) the plant bistort. |
PYROLOGY | • pyrology n. (Dated) the scientific study of the effects of heat or flame, often in regards to explosives or chemical compounds. • PYROLOGY n. the scientific examination of materials by heat. |
TYPOLOGY | • typology n. The study of symbolic representation, especially of the origin and meaning of Scripture types. • typology n. The systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics. • typology n. (Archaeology) The result of the classification of things according to their characteristics. |
XYLOLOGY | • xylology n. (Rare) The study of wood. • XYLOLOGY n. the study of the structure of wood. |
ZYMOLOGY | • zymology n. (Zymurgy) A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of fermentation. • zymology n. The science of or knowledge concerning fermentation. • ZYMOLOGY n. the science of fermentation. |