Words that rhyme with papyrology

n 1: a collection of selected literary passages

n 1: an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess" 2: a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly [syn: apology, apologia] 3: a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile" [syn: apology, excuse]

n 1: a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon [syn: astrology, star divination]

n 1: a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God

n 1: a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently [syn: eulogy, eulogium] 2: a formal expression of praise [syn: encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean]

n 1: the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions [syn: futurology, futuristics]

n 1: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms [syn: morphology, geomorphology]

n 1: the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition)

n 1: the art of designing and making clocks

n 1: the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation

n 1: predicting what the weather will be [syn: meteorology, weather forecasting] 2: the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)

n 1: the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline [syn: methodology, methodological analysis] 2: the system of methods followed in a particular discipline

n 1: the scientific study of measurement

n 1: the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans

n 1: the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them

n 1: the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants 2: studies of the rules for forming admissible words 3: the admissible arrangement of sounds in words [syn: morphology, sound structure, syllable structure, word structure] 4: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms [syn: morphology, geomorphology]

n 1: the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases

n 1: myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person 2: the study of myths

n 1: a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography [syn: obituary, obit, necrology] 2: a list of people who died recently

n 1: the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system 2: (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders [syn: neurology, clinical neurology]

n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors

n 1: (computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant entities and their relations 2: the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence

n 1: the branch of zoology that studies birds

n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the ear

n 1: the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases 2: any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

n 1: the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation [syn: penology, poenology]

n 1: the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification [syn: petrology, lithology]

n 1: the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects [syn: pharmacology, pharmacological medicine, materia medica]

n 1: the humanistic study of language and literature [syn: linguistics, philology]

n 1: the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior [syn: abnormal psychology, psychopathology] 2: the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders [syn: psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine]

n 1: the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms 2: massage to relieve tension by finger pressure; based on the belief that there are reflex points on the feet, hands, and head that are connected to every part of the body

n 1: the branch of medical science that deals with serums; especially with blood serums and disease

n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system [syn: urology, urogenital medicine]

n 1: the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases

n 1: United States novelist (1909-1955) [syn: Agee, James Agee]

n 1: a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite [syn: germanium, Ge, atomic number 32] 2: (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology [syn: Gaea, Gaia, Ge]

n 1: the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats

n 1: the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits

n 1: the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures [syn: archeology, archaeology]

n 1: archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts

n 1: the cause of a disease [syn: etiology, aetiology] 2: the philosophical study of causation [syn: etiology, aetiology]

n 1: meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers

n 1: the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification [syn: petrology, lithology]

n 1: hatred of reasoning

n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders

n 1: the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease [syn: nosology, diagnostics]

n 1: the science of mountains [syn: orology, orography]

n 1: the writings of the early Church Fathers [syn: patristics, patrology] 2: the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers [syn: patristics, patrology]

n 1: the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines

n 1: (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts