| ANTHROPOGENY | • anthropogeny n. The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man. • ANTHROPOGENY n. the study of human generation or evolution. |
| COMETOGRAPHY | • cometography n. A scientific description of comets. • COMETOGRAPHY n. the description of comets. |
| CRYPTOLOGIES | • cryptologies n. Plural of cryptology. • CRYPTOLOGY n. the scientific study of codes. |
| EPIPHYTOLOGY | • epiphytology n. Study of epiphytes and their ecology. • EPIPHYTOLOGY n. the study of epiphytes. |
| 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. |
| GLYCOPROTEIN | • glycoprotein n. (Biochemistry) A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates. • GLYCOPROTEIN n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid, also GLUCOPROTEIN. |
| HEPATICOLOGY | • hepaticology n. The scientific study of liverworts (Marchantiophyta). • HEPATICOLOGY n. the study of liverworts. |
| PALEONTOLOGY | • paleontology n. (American spelling) Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially… • PALEONTOLOGY n. the study of fossils, also PALAEONTOLOGY. |
| PERINATOLOGY | • perinatology n. A branch of obstetrics focusing on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies. |
| PHAGOCYTOSED | • phagocytosed adj. Engulfed and ingested as a result of phagocytosis. • PHAGOCYTOSE v. to subject to phagocytic action. |
| PHAGOCYTOSES | • phagocytoses n. Plural of phagocytosis. • PHAGOCYTOSIS n. the destruction of harmful elements by phagocytes. |
| PHOTOGEOLOGY | • photogeology n. The use of aerial photography to interpret geologic features. • PHOTOGEOLOGY n. a branch of geology concerned with the identification and study of geological features through the study of aerial or orbital photographs. |
| PLACENTOLOGY | • placentology n. (Medicine) The study of the placenta. • PLACENTOLOGY n. the scientific study of placentae. |
| PNEUMATOLOGY | • pneumatology n. The study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God. • pneumatology n. (Christianity, theology) The study of the Holy Spirit as revealed in Scripture. • pneumatology n. The science dealing with air or gases, their physical and chemical properties, therapeutic applications, etc. |
| PROTEOGLYCAN | • proteoglycan n. (Biochemistry) Any of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains. • PROTEOGLYCAN n. any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found esp. in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. |
| PROTEOLYSING | • proteolysing v. Present participle of proteolyse. • PROTEOLYSE v. to split proteins by proteolysis. |
| PYRETOLOGIES | • PYRETOLOGY n. medical study of fevers. |
| STEATOPYGOUS | • steatopygous adj. (Physiology) Pertaining to steatopygia; having fat or prominent buttocks. • STEATOPYGOUS adj. having fat buttocks, also STEATOPYGIC. |
| TYPHLOLOGIES | • TYPHLOLOGY n. the study of blindness and the blind. |