| ETYMOLOGY | • etymology n. (Uncountable, linguistics) The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested… • etymology n. (Countable) The origin and historical development of a word; the derivation. • etymology n. (Countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like. |
| GYPSYHOOD | • GYPSYHOOD n. the state of being a gypsy, also GIPSYHOOD. |
| HYDROLOGY | • hydrology n. The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet’s surface, in the soil… • hydrology n. The properties, distribution, and flows of water in a specific locale; the hydrological characteristics… • HYDROLOGY n. the study of water resources. |
| HYETOLOGY | • hyetology n. (Rare, archaic) The scientific study of precipitation. • HYETOLOGY n. the science of rainfall. |
| HYGROLOGY | • hygrology n. (Medicine) The science that deals with the fluids of the body. • HYGROLOGY n. the study of humidity. |
| HYMNOLOGY | • hymnology n. The study of hymns; hymnody. • HYMNOLOGY n. the study of hymns. |
| HYPNOLOGY | • hypnology n. A treatise on sleep; the doctrine or science of sleep. • HYPNOLOGY n. the study of sleep or hypnosis. |
| KARYOLOGY | • karyology n. (Biology, medicine) The study of the nuclei of cells, especially with regard to the chromosomes which they contain. • karyology n. (Biology, medicine) The characteristics of a particular cellular nucleus or group of nuclei, or of the… • KARYOLOGY n. the study of cell nuclei. |
| MYTHOLOGY | • mythology n. (Countable and uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people… • mythology n. (Countable and uncountable) A similar body of myths concerning an event, person or institution. • mythology n. (Countable and uncountable) Pervasive elements of a fictional universe that resemble a mythological universe. |
| PHYCOLOGY | • phycology n. The scientific study of algae. • PHYCOLOGY n. the study of algae, aka algology. |
| PHYTOLOGY | • phytology n. (Biology) the study of plants; botany. • PHYTOLOGY n. the study of plants. |
| PROTOGYNY | • protogyny n. (Biology) The condition in which an organism begins life as a female and then changes into a male. • protogyny n. (Botany) The condition of flowers whose female parts mature before the male ones. • PROTOGYNY n. the development of female organs before male to avoid self-fertilization. |
| SYMBOLOGY | • symbology n. (Uncountable) The study or use of symbols. • symbology n. (Countable) An encoding scheme, particularly for barcodes. • SYMBOLOGY n. the study of symbols, also SYMBOLOLOGY. |