| CRYPTOLOGY | • cryptology n. The science or study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding patterns and histories. • cryptology n. The practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them. • cryptology n. Secret or enigmatical language. |
| EMBRYOLOGY | • embryology n. The scientific study of embryos. • EMBRYOLOGY n. the science which relates to the formation and development of the embryo in animals and plants. |
| ENZYMOLOGY | • enzymology n. (Biology) The branch of science that studies enzymes. • ENZYMOLOGY n. the study of enzymes. |
| GYMNOSOPHY | • gymnosophy n. (Historical) A philosophy and lifestyle based around the idea that nudity is a natural condition and… • GYMNOSOPHY n. deep contemplation performed while naked. |
| GYNECOLOGY | • gynecology n. The study of, or the branch of medicine specializing in, the medical problems of women, especially disorders… • GYNECOLOGY n. the study of women's physiology, also GYNAECOLOGY. |
| GYPSYHOODS | • GYPSYHOOD n. the state of being a gypsy, also GIPSYHOOD. |
| HYPOGYNOUS | • hypogynous adj. (Botany) Of a flower, having a superior ovary, attached directly to the receptacle like other floral parts. • HYPOGYNOUS adj. growing from beneath the ovary; having the other floral parts below the ovary. |
| MYCETOLOGY | • mycetology n. Synonym of mycology. • MYCETOLOGY n. the study of fungi. |
| ORYCTOLOGY | • oryctology n. (Obsolete) The study of things dug out of the earth, including minerals and fossils. • ORYCTOLOGY n. (obsolete) mineralogy or paleontology. |
| PALYNOLOGY | • palynology n. (Sciences) The scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in various matrices… • PALYNOLOGY n. the scientific study of spores and pollen. |
| PAPYROLOGY | • papyrology n. The study of ancient texts written on papyrus. • PAPYROLOGY n. the study of paper. |
| PHYSIOLOGY | • physiology n. A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs… • physiology n. (Obsolete) The study and description of natural objects; natural science. • PHYSIOLOGY n. a branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved. |
| POLYGYNOUS | • polygynous adj. (Botany) Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia; polygynian. • polygynous adj. Having more than one female as wife or mate; practicing polygyny. • POLYGYNOUS adj. having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia, also POLYGYNIAN. |
| PSYCHOGONY | • psychogony n. (Philosophy) The study of the origins and development of the soul or mind. • PSYCHOGONY n. development of the mind or soul. |
| PSYCHOLOGY | • psychology n. (Uncountable) The study of the human mind. • psychology n. (Uncountable) The study of human or animal behavior. • psychology n. (Uncountable, chiefly historical) The study of the soul. |
| PYRETOLOGY | • pyretology n. A discourse or treatise on fevers; the doctrine of fevers. • PYRETOLOGY n. medical study of fevers. |
| SYNECOLOGY | • synecology n. (Ecology) One of two broad subdivisions of ecology (the other being autecology), meaning the study of… • SYNECOLOGY n. the study of ecological communities, also SYNOECOLOGY. |
| TYPHLOLOGY | • typhlology n. (Medicine) The scientific study of blindness. • TYPHLOLOGY n. the study of blindness and the blind. |
| ZYGOMORPHY | • zygomorphy n. The quality of being zygomorphic. • ZYGOMORPHY n. the state of having flowers symmetrical about one axis. |