9-letter words containing olog
- lithology — Geology. (loosely) petrology. the physical characteristics of a rock or stratigraphic unit.
- lm-prolog — Lisp Machine Prolog. A Prolog interpreter in Zetalisp for the Lisp Machine developed by Ken Kahn and Mats Carlsson in 1983.
- macrology — Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words.
- mammology — Alternative form of mammalogy.
- mariology — the body of belief, doctrine, and opinion concerning the Virgin Mary.
- maryology — Mariology.
- mastology — Mammalogy.
- mereology — the formal study of the logical properties of the relation of part and whole
- metrology — the science of weights and measures.
- micrology — excessive attention to petty details or distinctions.
- monologic — a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
- monologue — a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
- mu-prolog — (language) Prolog with "wait" declarations for coroutining, developed by L. Naish of the Univeristy of Melbourne in 1982.
- muscology — the scientific study of mosses
- museology — the systematic study of the organization, management, and function of a museum.
- mycologic — Of, or relating to mycology or to the fungi; mycological.
- myologist — the science or branch of anatomy dealing with muscles.
- mythology — a body of myths, as that of a particular people or that relating to a particular person: Greek mythology.
- narcology — The study of drug abuse.
- necrology — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
- neologian — Neological.
- neologism — a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
- neologist — a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
- neologize — to make or use new words or create new meanings for existing words.
- nephology — The study or contemplation of clouds.
- neurology — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- nosologic — Pertaining to nosology or the classification of diseases.
- nostology — geriatrics.
- nu-prolog — L. Naish, U Melbourne. A Prolog with 'when' declarations, the successor to MU-Prolog. Type-checked. "NU-Prolog Reference Manual - Version 1.3", J.A. Thom et al eds, TR 86/10, U Melbourne (1988). Available (but not free). (See PNU-Prolog). E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- oncologic — the branch of medical science dealing with tumors, including the origin, development, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant neoplasms.
- ontologic — of or relating to ontology, the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such; metaphysical: Some of the U.S. founders held an ontological belief in natural rights.
- ophiology — the branch of herpetology dealing with snakes.
- osteology — the branch of anatomy dealing with the skeleton.
- otologies — Plural form of otology.
- otologist — A doctor specializing in otology. (from 19th c.).
- paedology — the study of the character, growth, and development of children
- paleology — the study of antiquities.
- pantology — a systematic view of all human knowledge.
- pathology — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- patrology — Also called patristics. the branch of theology dealing with the teachings of the church fathers.
- pedologic — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pestology — the analysis and research of pests and how to get rid of them
- petrology — study of rocks
- phenology — the science dealing with the influence of climate on the recurrence of such annual phenomena of animal and plant life as budding and bird migrations.
- philology — the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
- phonology — the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation.
- phycology — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phytology — botany.
- pistology — the branch of theology dealing with faith.
- plutology — the study of wealth