| aerology | (noun) meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers | - |
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| aetiologist | (noun) a specialist in the etiology of diseases | Synonyms: etiologist |
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| aetiology | (noun) the philosophical study of causation | Synonyms: etiology |
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| (noun) the cause of a disease | Synonyms: etiology |
| agrobiology | (noun) the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield | - |
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| agrology | (noun) science of soils in relation to crops | - |
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| algology | (noun) the branch of botany that studies algae | Synonyms: phycology |
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| allergology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies | - |
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| allogamy | (noun) cross-fertilization in plants | - |
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| allograft | (noun) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft | Synonyms: homograft |
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| allograph | (noun) a variant form of a grapheme, as `m' or `M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme | - |
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| (noun) a signature written by one person for another | - |
| amelogenesis | (noun) the developmental process of forming tooth enamel | - |
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| amphibology | (noun) an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes | Synonyms: amphiboly |
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| analog | (noun) something having the property of being analogous to something else | Synonyms: analogue, parallel |
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| analogist | (noun) someone who looks for analogies or who reasons by analogy | - |
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| analogue | (noun) something having the property of being analogous to something else | Synonyms: analog, parallel |
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| analogy | (noun) drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect | - |
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| (noun) an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others | - |
| (noun) the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate | Synonyms: doctrine of analogy |
| anesthesiologist | (noun) a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated | Synonyms: anaesthetist, anesthetist |
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| anesthesiology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics | - |
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| angelology | (noun) the branch of theology that is concerned with angels | - |
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| angiologist | (noun) a physician who specializes in angiology | - |
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| angiology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the blood and lymph vessels and their disorders | - |
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| ankyloglossia | (noun) a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue | Synonyms: tongue tie |
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| anthologist | (noun) an editor who makes selections for an anthology | - |
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| anthology | (noun) a collection of selected literary passages | - |
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| anthropologism | (noun) a point of view in which human nature is exhaustively determined by the culture in which a person lives, leaving no room for human agency. | - |
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| anthropologist | (noun) a social scientist who specializes in anthropology | - |
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| anthropology | (noun) the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings | - |
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| antilog | (noun) the number of which a given number is the logarithm | Synonyms: antilogarithm |
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| antilogarithm | (noun) the number of which a given number is the logarithm | Synonyms: antilog |
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| antilogism | (noun) an inconsistent triad of propositions in logic of which two are premises of a valid syllogism while the third is the contradictory of its conclusion. | - |
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| apologetics | (noun) the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines | - |
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| apologia | (noun) a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly | Synonyms: apology |
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| apologist | (noun) a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution | Synonyms: justifier, vindicator |
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| apologue | (noun) a short moral story (often with animal characters) | Synonyms: allegory, fable, parable |
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| apology | (noun) a poor example | Synonyms: excuse |
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| (noun) an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone | - |
| (noun) a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly | Synonyms: apologia |
| archaeologist | (noun) an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture | Synonyms: archeologist |
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| archaeology | (noun) the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | Synonyms: archeology |
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| archeologist | (noun) an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture | Synonyms: archaeologist |
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| archeology | (noun) the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | Synonyms: archaeology |
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| astrobiology | (noun) the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life | Synonyms: exobiology, space biology |
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| astrologer | (noun) someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon | Synonyms: astrologist |
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| astrologist | (noun) someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon | Synonyms: astrologer |
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| astrology | (noun) a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon | Synonyms: star divination |
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| audiology | (noun) the measurement of hearing | Synonyms: audiometry |
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| axiology | (noun) the study of values and value judgments | - |
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| backlog | (noun) an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services) | - |
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| (noun) something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose | Synonyms: reserve, stockpile |
| (noun) the large log at the back of a hearth fire | - |
| bacteriologist | (noun) a biologist who studies bacteria | - |
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| bacteriology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease | - |
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| bioclimatology | (noun) the study of effects of climate on living organisms | - |
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| biologism | (noun) use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior | - |
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| biologist | (noun) (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms | Synonyms: life scientist |
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| biology | (noun) the science that studies living organisms | Synonyms: biological science |
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| (noun) all the plant and animal life of a particular region | Synonyms: biota |
| (noun) characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms | - |
| biotechnology | (noun) the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments | Synonyms: bioengineering, ergonomics |
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| (noun) the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes | Synonyms: biotech |
| blog | (noun) a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies | Synonyms: web log |
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| blogger | (noun) a person who keeps and updates a blog | - |
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| bologna | (noun) large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork | Synonyms: Bologna sausage |
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| bologram | (noun) record or recording made by a bolometer | Synonyms: bolograph |
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| bolograph | (noun) record or recording made by a bolometer | Synonyms: bologram |
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| bugologist | (noun) a zoologist who studies insects | Synonyms: bug-hunter, entomologist |
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| bugology | (noun) the branch of zoology that studies insects | Synonyms: entomology |
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| cardiologist | (noun) a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart | Synonyms: heart specialist, heart surgeon |
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| cardiology | (noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases | - |
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| catalog | (noun) a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things | Synonyms: catalogue |
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| (noun) a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically | Synonyms: catalogue |
| cataloger | (noun) a librarian who classifies publications according to a categorial system | Synonyms: cataloguer |
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| catalogue | (noun) a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things | Synonyms: catalog |
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| (noun) a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically | Synonyms: catalog |
| cataloguer | (noun) a librarian who classifies publications according to a categorial system | Synonyms: cataloger |
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| cephaloglycin | (noun) antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use | Synonyms: Kafocin |
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| chemoimmunology | (noun) the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies) | Synonyms: immunochemistry |
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| chirology | (noun) telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand | Synonyms: chiromancy, palm reading, palmistry |
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| chronology | (noun) the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events | - |
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| (noun) a record of events in the order of their occurrence | - |
| (noun) an arrangement of events in time | - |
| climatologist | (noun) someone who is expert in climatology | - |
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| climatology | (noun) meteorology of climates and their phenomena | - |
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| clog | (noun) a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps | Synonyms: clog dance, clog dancing |
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| (noun) any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction | - |
| (noun) footwear usually with wooden soles | Synonyms: geta, patten, sabot |
| coelogyne | (noun) any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black | - |
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| cologne | (noun) a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol | Synonyms: cologne water, eau de cologne |
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| conchologist | (noun) a collector and student of mollusc shells | - |
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| conchology | (noun) the collection and study of mollusc shells | Synonyms: shell collecting |
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| cosmetologist | (noun) an expert in the use of cosmetics | - |
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| cosmetology | (noun) the practice of beautifying the face and hair and skin | - |
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| cosmologist | (noun) an astronomer who studies the evolution and space-time relations of the universe | - |
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| cosmology | (noun) the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe | Synonyms: cosmogeny, cosmogony |
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| (noun) the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe | - |
| craniologist | (noun) someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull | Synonyms: phrenologist |
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| craniology | (noun) the scientific study of the skulls of various human races | - |
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| criminologist | (noun) a specialist in criminology | - |
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| criminology | (noun) the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement | - |
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| cryobiology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms | - |
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| cryptologist | (noun) decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms | Synonyms: cryptanalyst, cryptographer |
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| cryptology | (noun) the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms | Synonyms: cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptography |
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| crystallogen | (noun) any chemical element that belongs to the carbon group. | Synonyms: carbon group element, Group 14 element, tetragen, tetrel |
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| crystallographer | (noun) a specialist in crystallography | - |
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| crystallography | (noun) the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals | - |
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| cytologist | (noun) a biologist who studies the structure and function of cells | - |
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| cytology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells | - |
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| demythologisation | (noun) the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms | Synonyms: demythologization |
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| demythologization | (noun) the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms | Synonyms: demythologisation |
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| dendrology | (noun) the study of wooden plants | - |
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| dermatologist | (noun) a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin | Synonyms: skin doctor |
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| dermatology | (noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases | - |
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| dialectology | (noun) the branch of philology that is devoted to the study of dialects | - |
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| dialog | (noun) the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction | Synonyms: dialogue |
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| (noun) a conversation between two persons | Synonyms: dialogue, duologue |
| (noun) a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people | Synonyms: dialogue |