| COMETOLOGY | • cometology n. The branch of astronomy that deals with comets. • COMETOLOGY n. the study of comets. |
| DEONTOLOGY | • deontology n. (Ethics) Ethics. • deontology n. (Ethics) The normative ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on the action’s… • DEONTOLOGY n. the theory or study of moral obligation. |
| ENTOMOLOGY | • entomology n. The scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates). • ENTOMOLOGY n. the study of insects. |
| GLOTTOLOGY | • glottology n. The science of tongues or languages. • GLOTTOLOGY n. the science of tongues or languages. |
| HEORTOLOGY | • heortology n. The study of religious festivals. • HEORTOLOGY n. the study of religious feasts. |
| HOMOZYGOTE | • homozygote n. (Genetics) A diploid individual that has equal alleles at one or more genetic loci. • HOMOZYGOTE n. an organism or cell having the same alleles for a particular inherited characteristic. |
| OCTOGYNOUS | • octogynous adj. (Botany) Having eight pistils. • OCTOGYNOUS adj. having eight pistils. |
| ODONTOGENY | • odontogeny n. (Biology) The generation, or mode of development, of the teeth. • ODONTOGENY n. the origin and development of teeth. |
| ODONTOLOGY | • odontology n. The study of the structure and development of teeth. • odontology n. The branch of dentistry dealing with abnormalities of teeth. • ODONTOLOGY n. the study of teeth. |
| ORYCTOLOGY | • oryctology n. (Obsolete) The study of things dug out of the earth, including minerals and fossils. • ORYCTOLOGY n. (obsolete) mineralogy or paleontology. |
| POGONOTOMY | • pogonotomy n. The cutting of beards; shaving. • POGONOTOMY n. shaving. |
| POTAMOLOGY | • potamology n. (Geography) The study of rivers. • POTAMOLOGY n. the study of rivers. |
| PROCTOLOGY | • proctology n. The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus. • proctology n. (Dated) The branch of medicine dealing with the surgery of the colon, rectum, and anus. • proctology n. (Surgery) Colorectal surgery as a specialty inside proctology. |
| SOMATOLOGY | • somatology n. The study of the physical nature of human beings. • SOMATOLOGY n. the science of the properties of matter. |
| STORIOLOGY | • storiology n. The study of folk tales. • STORIOLOGY n. the study of folk tales. |
| TOXICOLOGY | • toxicology n. (Sciences, pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and… • TOXICOLOGY n. the science which treats of poisons, their effects, antidotes, and recognition. |
| TROPHOLOGY | • trophology n. (Dated) The science of nutrition. • trophology n. A nutritional approach that advocates specific combinations of foods as central to good health and weight loss. • TROPHOLOGY n. the study of nutrition. |