| ANTHROPOGONY | • anthropogony n. Synonym of anthropogenesis. • ANTHROPOGONY n. the study of the origins of human beings, also ANTHROPOGENESIS. |
| ANTHROPOLOGY | • anthropology n. The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method. • ANTHROPOLOGY n. the science of human beings. |
| ANTHROPOTOMY | • anthropotomy n. The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. • ANTHROPOTOMY n. human anatomy. |
| ASTROBIOLOGY | • astrobiology n. (Sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including the Earth. • ASTROBIOLOGY n. exobiology. |
| ASTROGEOLOGY | • astrogeology n. (Astronomy, geology) The science dealing with the structure and composition of planets and other bodies… • ASTROGEOLOGY n. the study of extraterrestrial geology. |
| BIOASTRONOMY | • bioastronomy n. Synonym of astrobiology. • BIOASTRONOMY n. the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space. |
| CHROMATOLOGY | • chromatology n. The scientific study of colour. • CHROMATOLOGY n. the science of colour. |
| COTTONOCRACY | • cottonocracy n. (US, historical) A government dominated by the cotton industry, as in the United States prior to the Civil War. • COTTONOCRACY n. rule by cotton producers. |
| HOMOPOLARITY | • HOMOPOLARITY n. the state of being homopolar. |
| LEVOROTATORY | • levorotatory adj. (Chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to… • LEVOROTATORY adj. counterclockwise; rotating the plane of polarization of light to the left, also LAEVOROTATORY, LEVOROTARY. |
| ODONTOGRAPHY | • odontography n. A scientific description of the teeth. • ODONTOGRAPHY n. a description or history of teeth. |
| ORTHOGONALLY | • orthogonally adv. In an orthogonal manner; perpendicularly; at right angles. • ORTHOGONAL adv. at right angles; unrelated or independent of each other. |
| POSTCORONARY | • postcoronary adj. After coronary thrombosis. • POSTCORONARY adj. taking place after a coronary. |
| PROTHONOTARY | • prothonotary n. (Obsolete, historical) A chief legal clerk or notary in Roman Byzantium, and (hence) in Rome. • prothonotary n. (Roman Catholicism) One of the seven prelates, constituting a college in the Roman Curia, whose office… • prothonotary n. A registrar or chief clerk in various courts of law, especially (US) in a county court, (Australia)… |
| SEROTAXONOMY | • SEROTAXONOMY n. serological analysis as a source of information for taxonomic classification. |
| THORACOSTOMY | • thoracostomy n. Incision into the chest wall, with maintenance of the opening for drainage. • THORACOSTOMY n. the construction of an artificial opening in the chest, usually to draw off fluid or release a buildup of air. |