12-letter words containing olog
- paleobiology — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
- paleoecology — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
- paleogeology — the science of representing geologic conditions of some given time in past earth history.
- paleological — the study of antiquities.
- paleontology — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
- paleozoology — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil animals.
- palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- paradoxology — a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- paroemiology — the study of proverbs
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- pathological — of or relating to pathology.
- pekinologist — a person who studies the People's Republic of China
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- pestological — relating to pestology
- pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharyngology — the science of the pharynx and its diseases.
- phonological — relating to study of speech sounds
- photobiology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
- photogeology — the technique of interpreting geology from aerial photographs or compiling geologic maps therefrom.
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phrenologize — to treat with phrenology or phrenological methods
- phycologists — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- physiologies — the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes.
- physiologist — a specialist in physiology.
- phytobiology — the branch of biology dealing with plants.
- placentology — the scientific study of the placenta
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- pneumonology — the study of the respiratory system
- potamologist — a specialist in potamology
- proctologist — the branch of medicine dealing with the rectum and anus.
- prolog-linda — 1. Prolog extended with Linda-style parallelism. Proc 4th Australian Conf on Artif Intell. 2. Neil MacDonald, U Edinburgh 1989. Another Prolog extended with Linda, implemented on a Computing Surface.
- protistology — the biology of the Protista.
- protozoology — the branch of biology concerned with the study of protozoans
- psephologist — A psephologist studies how people vote in elections.
- psychologism — emphasis upon psychological factors in the development of a theory, as in history or philosophy.
- psychologist — a specialist in psychology.
- psychologize — to make psychological investigations or speculations, especially those that are naive or uninformed.
- pyramidology — a belief system based on the supposed occult significance of the Egyptian pyramids
- radiobiology — the branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation on living matter.
- radioecology — the branch of ecology concerned with the effects of radioactivity on the environment
- radiological — of or relating to radiology.
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- saprobiology — the branch of ecology that studies decaying organic matter or environments, especially saprophytes that derive nourishment in this way.
- scatological — the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity.
- seismologist — the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- semiological — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- sociobiology — the study of social behavior in animals with emphasis on the role of behavior in survival and reproduction, engaging branches of ethology, population genetics, and ecology.
- sociological — of, relating to, or characteristic of sociology and its methodology.
- speleologist — the exploration and study of caves.