| actinolite | (noun) a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate | - |
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| allopurinol | (noun) a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid | Synonyms: Zyloprim |
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| anole | (noun) small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color | Synonyms: American chameleon, Anolis carolinensis |
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| atenolol | (noun) an oral beta blocker (trade name Tenormin) used in treating hypertension and angina; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.) | Synonyms: Tenormin |
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| 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 |
| butanol | (noun) a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents | Synonyms: butyl alcohol |
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| canola | (noun) vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids | Synonyms: canola oil |
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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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| 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 | - |
| 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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| crinoline | (noun) a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing | - |
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| (noun) a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric | - |
| (noun) a skirt stiffened with hoops | Synonyms: hoopskirt |
| cyclohexanol | (noun) a colorless oily alcohol that smells like camphor | - |
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| dehydroretinol | (noun) a viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is vitamin A1 | Synonyms: vitamin A2 |
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| demonolatry | (noun) the acts or rites of worshiping devils | Synonyms: devil-worship, diabolatry |
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| dronabinol | (noun) psychoactive substance present in marijuana; used therapeutically to control nausea associated with cancer therapy | - |
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| endocrinologist | (noun) physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system | - |
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| endocrinology | (noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions | - |
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| enol | (noun) an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom | - |
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| enologist | (noun) a specialist in wine making | Synonyms: fermentologist, oenologist |
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| enology | (noun) the art of wine making | Synonyms: oenology |
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| ethanol | (noun) the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline | Synonyms: ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol |
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| ethchlorvynol | (noun) a mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl) | Synonyms: Placidyl |
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| ethnologist | (noun) an anthropologist who studies ethnology | - |
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| ethnology | (noun) the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics | - |
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| fibrinolysin | (noun) an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots | Synonyms: plasmin |
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| fibrinolysis | (noun) a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots | - |
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| glottochronology | (noun) the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language | - |
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| granola | (noun) cereal made of especially rolled oats with dried fruits and nuts and honey or brown sugar | - |
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| iconolatry | (noun) the worship of sacred images | - |
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| iconology | (noun) the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms) | - |
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| immunologist | (noun) a medical scientist who specializes in immunology | - |
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| immunology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system | - |
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| isopropanol | (noun) alcohol used as antifreeze or a solvent | Synonyms: isopropyl alcohol |
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| isoproterenol | (noun) drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart | Synonyms: Isuprel |
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| knoll | (noun) a small natural hill | Synonyms: hammock, hillock, hummock, mound |
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| lanolin | (noun) an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep) | - |
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| (noun) a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics | Synonyms: wool fat, wool grease |
| limnologist | (noun) a specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes | - |
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| limnology | (noun) the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties | - |
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| linoleum | (noun) a floor covering | Synonyms: lino |
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| magnolia | (noun) any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms | - |
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| (noun) dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine | - |
| magnoliopsid | (noun) flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside | Synonyms: dicot, dicotyledon, exogen |
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| mestranol | (noun) a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives | - |
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| metaproterenol | (noun) a bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects include tachycardia and shakiness | Synonyms: Alupent |
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| methanol | (noun) a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol | Synonyms: methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit |
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| monolatry | (noun) the worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god | - |
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| monolingual | (noun) a person who knows only one language | - |
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| monolith | (noun) a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk) | - |
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| monologist | (noun) an entertainer who performs alone | - |
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| monologue | (noun) speech you make to yourself | Synonyms: soliloquy |
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| (noun) a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor | - |
| (noun) a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation) | - |
| nanotechnology | (noun) the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) | - |
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| oceanology | (noun) the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans | Synonyms: oceanography |
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| oenologist | (noun) a specialist in wine making | Synonyms: enologist, fermentologist |
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| oenology | (noun) the art of wine making | Synonyms: enology |
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| otorhinolaryngologist | (noun) a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat | Synonyms: ear-nose-and-throat doctor, ENT man, otolaryngologist, rhinolaryngologist |
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| otorhinolaryngology | (noun) the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat | Synonyms: otolaryngology, rhinolaryngology |
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| penologist | (noun) a person who studies the theory and practice of prison management | - |
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| penology | (noun) the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation | Synonyms: poenology |
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| phenol | (noun) any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups | - |
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| (noun) a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally | Synonyms: carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid |
| phenolic | (noun) a thermosetting resin | Synonyms: phenolic resin, phenoplast |
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| phenolphthalein | (noun) a laxative used in many preparations under various trade names; also used as an acid-base indicator in titrations involving weak acids and strong bases because it is brilliant red at high alkalinity and colorless below pH 8 | - |
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| phenomenology | (noun) 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 | - |
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| phenylpropanolamine | (noun) an adrenergic drug used in many preparations to relieve allergic reactions or respiratory infections | - |
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| phonologist | (noun) a specialist in phonology | - |
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| phonology | (noun) the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes | Synonyms: phonemics |
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| phrenologist | (noun) someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull | Synonyms: craniologist |
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| phrenology | (noun) a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties | - |
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| pignolia | (noun) edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America | Synonyms: pine nut, pinon nut |
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| pinole | (noun) meal made of finely ground corn mixed with sugar and spices | - |
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| poenology | (noun) the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation | Synonyms: penology |
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| propanol | (noun) a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic | Synonyms: propyl alcohol |
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| propranolol | (noun) the first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremor | Synonyms: Inderal |
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| resorcinol | (noun) a crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos | - |
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| resorcinolphthalein | (noun) a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed) | Synonyms: fluorescein, fluoresceine, fluorescent dye |
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| retinol | (noun) an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene | Synonyms: vitamin A1 |
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| rhinolaryngologist | (noun) a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat | Synonyms: ear-nose-and-throat doctor, ENT man, otolaryngologist, otorhinolaryngologist |
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| rhinolaryngology | (noun) the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat | Synonyms: otolaryngology, otorhinolaryngology |
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| selenolatry | (noun) the worship of the moon | Synonyms: moon-worship |
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| selenology | (noun) the branch of astronomy that deals with the moon | - |
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| somnolence | (noun) a very sleepy state | Synonyms: drowsiness, sleepiness |
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| spironolactone | (noun) a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension | Synonyms: Aldactone |
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| technologist | (noun) a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems | Synonyms: applied scientist, engineer |
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| technology | (noun) the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment | - |
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| (noun) machinery and equipment developed from engineering or other applied sciences | - |
| (noun) the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems | Synonyms: applied science, engineering, engineering science |
| terminology | (noun) a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline | Synonyms: language, nomenclature |
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| tetrahydrocannabinol | (noun) psychoactive substance present in marijuana | Synonyms: THC |
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| triamcinolone | (noun) a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent | Synonyms: Aristocort, Aristopak, Kenalog |
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| tribromoethanol | (noun) an intravenous anesthetic | Synonyms: tribromoethyl alcohol |
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| uranologist | (noun) a physicist who studies astronomy | Synonyms: astronomer, stargazer |
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| uranology | (noun) the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | Synonyms: astronomy |
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| volcanology | (noun) the branch of geology that studies volcanoes | Synonyms: vulcanology |
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| vulcanology | (noun) the branch of geology that studies volcanoes | Synonyms: volcanology |
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| xenolith | (noun) (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded | - |
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