| AMPHIBOLOGY | • amphibology n. (Archaic) Amphiboly. • AMPHIBOLOGY n. a grammatically ambiguous phrase or sentence, also AMPHIBOLY. |
| ARACHNOLOGY | • arachnology n. The study of the Arachnida. • ARACHNOLOGY n. the study of spiders. |
| ARCHAEOLOGY | • archaeology n. The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains… • archæology n. Archaic spelling of archaeology. • ARCHAEOLOGY n. the study of ancient human artefacts, also ARCHEOLOGY. |
| BALLYHOOING | • ballyhooing v. Present participle of ballyhoo. • BALLYHOO v. to promote by uproar. |
| ESCHATOLOGY | • eschatology n. (Countable) System of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death. • eschatology n. (Uncountable) The study of the end times — the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology… • ESCHATOLOGY n. a branch of theology concerned with the end of the world. |
| GOODLYHEADS | • GOODLYHEAD n. (Spenser) goodness, also GOODLIHEAD. |
| HAEMATOLOGY | • haematology n. (Medicine) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs. • hæmatology n. (UK, dated) Alternative spelling of haematology. • HAEMATOLOGY n. the study of blood, diseases of blood, and blood-forming tissues, also HEMATOLOGY. |
| HYLOPHAGOUS | • hylophagous adj. That feeds on wood. • HYLOPHAGOUS adj. eating wood. |
| HYPOGLOSSAL | • hypoglossal adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the area under the tongue. • hypoglossal n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of hypoglossal nerve.. • HYPOGLOSSAL adj. of or relating to the hypoglossal nerves. |
| MYTHOLOGIAN | • mythologian n. A mythologist. • MYTHOLOGIAN n. a mythologist. |
| PANTHEOLOGY | • pantheology n. A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology. • PANTHEOLOGY n. a synthesis of all religions and the knowledge of all gods. |
| PHRASEOLOGY | • phraseology n. Study of set or fixed expressions. • phraseology n. The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech. • phraseology n. A group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group. |
| POLYPHAGOUS | • polyphagous adj. Eating many types of food. • polyphagous adj. (Of an herbivorous insect) Having many host plants. • POLYPHAGOUS adj. eating many types of food. |
| SPHAGNOLOGY | • sphagnology n. The study of sphagnum mosses. • SPHAGNOLOGY n. the study of peat moss. |
| THANATOLOGY | • thanatology n. The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs… • THANATOLOGY n. the description or study of the phenomena of death and of psychological mechanisms for coping with them. |
| XYLOPHAGOUS | • xylophagous adj. Feeding on wood. (Of insects etc.) • xylophagous adj. Destructive to wood. (Of fungi etc.) • XYLOPHAGOUS adj. wood-eating. |