Words that rhyme with vulcanology
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biotechnology
n 1: the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes; "biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem" [syn: biotechnology, biotech] 2: the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments [syn: biotechnology, bioengineering, ergonomics] -
chronology
n 1: an arrangement of events in time 2: a record of events in the order of their occurrence 3: the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events -
cosmology
n 1: the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe 2: the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe [syn: cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny] -
criminology
n 1: the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement -
endocrinology
n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions -
entomology
n 1: the branch of zoology that studies insects [syn: entomology, bugology] -
epistemology
n 1: the philosophical theory of knowledge -
ethnology
n 1: the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics -
etymology
n 1: a history of a word 2: the study of the sources and development of words -
glottochronology
n 1: the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language; "he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages" -
iconology
n 1: the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms) -
immunology
n 1: the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system -
limnology
n 1: the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties -
meteorology
n 1: predicting what the weather will be [syn: meteorology, weather forecasting] 2: the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) -
mycology
n 1: the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases -
mythology
n 1: myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person 2: the study of myths -
neurology
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] -
oncology
n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors -
ontology
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 -
ophthalmology
n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases -
ornithology
n 1: the branch of zoology that studies birds -
otology
n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the ear -
pathology
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 -
penology
n 1: the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation [syn: penology, poenology] -
petrology
n 1: the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification [syn: petrology, lithology] -
pharmacology
n 1: the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects [syn: pharmacology, pharmacological medicine, materia medica] -
phenomenology
n 1: a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account -
phonology
n 1: the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes [syn: phonology, phonemics] -
phrenology
n 1: a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties -
physiology
n 1: the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms 2: processes and functions of an organism -
seismology
n 1: the branch of geology that studies earthquakes -
sinology
n 1: the study of Chinese history and language and culture -
technology
n 1: the practical application of science to commerce or industry [syn: technology, engineering] 2: the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study" [syn: engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology] -
terminology
n 1: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology" [syn: terminology, nomenclature, language] -
agee
n 1: United States novelist (1909-1955) [syn: Agee, James Agee] -
ge
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] -
pomology
n 1: the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits -
enology
n 1: the art of wine making [syn: enology, oenology] -
enzymology
n 1: the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes -
selenology
n 1: the branch of astronomy that deals with the moon -
nanotechnology
n 1: the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) -
campanology
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demonology
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geochronology
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hymnology
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hypnology
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ajee
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menology
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phenology
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splenology
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kremlinology
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lichenology
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palynology
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rontgenology
See also vulcanology definition and vulcanology synonyms
