| DYSTELEOLOGY | • dysteleology n. (Philosophy) The view that existence has no telos or final cause from purposeful design. • dysteleology n. The study of apparently functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. • DYSTELEOLOGY n. the study of functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. |
| ECCLESIOLOGY | • ecclesiology n. The branch of theology concerned with the doctrines, role etc. of a church. • ecclesiology n. The science of building and decorating churches. • ECCLESIOLOGY n. the study of church ornamentation and architecture. |
| EMBRYOLOGIES | • embryologies n. Plural of embryology. • EMBRYOLOGY n. the science which relates to the formation and development of the embryo in animals and plants. |
| ENDOGENOUSLY | • endogenously adv. In an endogenous manner. • ENDOGENOUS adv. produced or growing from within. |
| ENZYMOLOGIES | • enzymologies n. Plural of enzymology. • ENZYMOLOGY n. the study of enzymes. |
| EPIDEMIOLOGY | • epidemiology n. (Sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts… • epidemiology n. (Sciences) The epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing. • EPIDEMIOLOGY n. the study of diseases. |
| EPISTEMOLOGY | • epistemology n. (Uncountable) The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; theory of knowledge, asking… • epistemology n. (Countable) A particular instance, version, or school thereof; a particular theory of knowledge. • EPISTEMOLOGY n. the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of knowledge. |
| ETYMOLOGISED | • etymologised v. Simple past tense and past participle of etymologise. • ETYMOLOGISE v. to trace or suggest an etymology for, also ETYMOLOGIZE. |
| ETYMOLOGISES | • etymologises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of etymologise. • ETYMOLOGISE v. to trace or suggest an etymology for, also ETYMOLOGIZE. |
| ETYMOLOGIZED | • etymologized v. Simple past tense and past participle of etymologize. • ETYMOLOGIZE v. to discover, formulate, or state an etymology for, also ETYMOLOGISE. |
| ETYMOLOGIZES | • etymologizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of etymologize. • ETYMOLOGIZE v. to discover, formulate, or state an etymology for, also ETYMOLOGISE. |
| GYNECOLOGIES | • gynecologies n. Plural of gynecology. • GYNECOLOGY n. the study of women's physiology, also GYNAECOLOGY. |
| HETEROGYNOUS | • heterogynous adj. (Zoology) Having females very unlike the males in form and structure. • heterogynous adj. (Zoology) Having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants or bees. • HETEROGYNOUS adj. of ants, bees, etc., having two types of female, one fertile and the other infertile. |
| HETEROZYGOTE | • heterozygote n. (Genetics) A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci. • heterozygote n. (Biology) A bacteriophage that has two different copies of its genetic material and so produces two… • HETEROZYGOTE n. a heterozygous individual. |
| HETEROZYGOUS | • heterozygous adj. Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene. • HETEROZYGOUS adj. having the two alleles at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes different for one or more loci. |
| MYCETOLOGIES | • MYCETOLOGY n. the study of fungi. |
| PALEOECOLOGY | • paleoecology n. The ecology of the ancient past and of extinct organisms. • PALEOECOLOGY n. a branch of ecology that is concerned with the characteristics of ancient environments and with their relationships to ancient plants and animals. |
| PYRETOLOGIES | • PYRETOLOGY n. medical study of fevers. |
| SYNECOLOGIES | • synecologies n. Plural of synecology. • SYNECOLOGY n. the study of ecological communities, also SYNOECOLOGY. |
| WHOREMONGERY | • whoremongery n. Sexual relations by or with a prostitute. • whoremongery n. (More generally) The act of engaging in illicit sexual relations. • WHOREMONGERY n. the business of a whoremonger. |