| geophagy | (noun) eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior | Synonyms: geophagia |
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| geostrategy | (noun) the branch of geopolitics dealing with strategy | - |
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| gerontology | (noun) the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people | Synonyms: geriatrics |
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| glottochronology | (noun) the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language | - |
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| graphology | (noun) the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition) | - |
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| groggy | (adjective) stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) | Synonyms: dazed, foggy, logy, stuporous |
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| grungy | (adjective) thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot | Synonyms: begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, raunchy |
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| gynaecology | (noun) the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women | Synonyms: gynecology |
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| gynecology | (noun) the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women | Synonyms: gynaecology |
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| haematology | (noun) the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs | Synonyms: hematology |
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| hagiology | (noun) literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints | - |
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| hematology | (noun) the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs | Synonyms: haematology |
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| herpetology | (noun) the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians | - |
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| heterology | (noun) (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts | - |
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| histology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues | - |
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| hoagy | (noun) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | Synonyms: bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep |
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| homology | (noun) the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function | - |
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| homotoxicology | (noun) analysis of sickness within the framework of the body's failure to deal with the burden of toxins. Homeopathic remedies often are used as treatment. Developed by Hans Heinrich Reckeweg. | - |
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| horology | (noun) the art of designing and making clocks | - |
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| hydrology | (noun) the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation | - |
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| ichthyology | (noun) the branch of zoology that studies fishes | - |
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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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| ideology | (noun) an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation | Synonyms: political orientation, political theory |
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| (noun) imaginary or visionary theorization | - |
| immunology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system | - |
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| immunopathology | (noun) the branch of immunology that deals with pathologies of the immune system | - |
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| jaggy | (adjective) having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed | Synonyms: erose, jagged, notched, toothed |
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| (adjective) having a sharply uneven surface or outline | Synonyms: jagged, scraggy |
| kinesiology | (noun) the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement | - |
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| leggy | (adjective) having long legs | Synonyms: long-legged, long-shanked |
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| (adjective) (of plants) having tall spindly stems | Synonyms: tall-growing |
| lepidopterology | (noun) the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera | Synonyms: lepidoptery |
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| lethargy | (noun) weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy | Synonyms: inanition, lassitude, slackness |
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| (noun) inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy | Synonyms: flatness, languor, phlegm, sluggishness |
| (noun) a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) | Synonyms: lassitude, sluggishness |
| lexicology | (noun) the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language | - |
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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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| lithology | (noun) the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification | Synonyms: petrology |
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| liturgiology | (noun) the study of liturgies | Synonyms: liturgics |
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| liturgy | (noun) a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship | - |
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| logy | (adjective) stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) | Synonyms: dazed, foggy, groggy, stuporous |
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| ludology | (noun) The study of games and gaming, especially video games. | Synonyms: game studies |
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| malacology | (noun) the branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior of mollusks | - |
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| mammalogy | (noun) the branch of zoology that studies mammals | - |
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| mangy | (adjective) having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap | Synonyms: mangey |
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| metallurgy | (noun) the science and technology of metals | - |
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| meteorology | (noun) the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) | - |
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| (noun) predicting what the weather will be | Synonyms: weather forecasting |
| methodology | (noun) the system of methods followed in a particular discipline | - |
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| (noun) the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline | Synonyms: methodological analysis |
| metrology | (noun) the scientific study of measurement | - |
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| microbiology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans | - |
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| micropaleontology | (noun) the paleontology of microfossils | - |
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| mineralogy | (noun) the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them | - |
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| mingy | (adjective) (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity | Synonyms: mean, miserly, tight |
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| misology | (noun) hatred of reasoning | - |
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| mixology | (noun) skill in preparing mixed drinks | - |
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| morphology | (noun) the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants | - |
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| (noun) studies of the rules for forming admissible words | - |
| (noun) the admissible arrangement of sounds in words | Synonyms: sound structure, syllable structure, word structure |
| (noun) the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | Synonyms: geomorphology |
| morphophysiology | (noun) the study of anatomy in its relation to function | Synonyms: functional anatomy, physiological anatomy |
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| muggy | (adjective) hot or warm and humid | Synonyms: steamy, sticky |
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| musicology | (noun) the scholarly and scientific study of music | - |
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| mycology | (noun) the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases | - |
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| mycophagy | (noun) the practice of eating fungi (especially mushrooms collected in the wild) | - |
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| myology | (noun) the branch of physiology that studies muscles | - |
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| mythology | (noun) the study of myths | - |
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| (noun) myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person | - |
| 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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| necrology | (noun) a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography | Synonyms: obit, obituary |
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| (noun) a list of people who died recently | - |
| necrophagy | (noun) feeding on corpses or carrion | Synonyms: necrophagia |
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| neology | (noun) the act of inventing a word or phrase | Synonyms: coinage, neologism |
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| (noun) a newly invented word or phrase | Synonyms: coinage, neologism |
| neonatology | (noun) that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates | - |
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| nephology | (noun) the branch of meteorology that studies clouds and cloud formation | - |
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| nephrology | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders | - |
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| neuralgy | (noun) acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves | Synonyms: neuralgia |
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| neurobiology | (noun) the branch of biology that deals with the anatomy and physiology and pathology of the nervous system | - |
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| neurology | (noun) the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system | - |
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| (noun) (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders | Synonyms: clinical neurology |
| neurophysiology | (noun) the branch of neuroscience that studies the physiology of the nervous system | - |
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| neuropsychology | (noun) the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes | Synonyms: physiological psychology, psychophysiology |
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| nosology | (noun) the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease | Synonyms: diagnostics |
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| numerology | (noun) the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs | - |
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| numismatology | (noun) the collection and study of money (and coins in particular) | Synonyms: coin collecting, coin collection, numismatics |
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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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| odontology | (noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth | Synonyms: dental medicine, dentistry |
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| oenology | (noun) the art of wine making | Synonyms: enology |
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| olfactology | (noun) the scientific study of smells or of the sense of smell. | - |
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| ology | (noun) an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge | - |
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| oncology | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors | - |
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| ontology | (noun) the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence | - |
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| (noun) (computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant entities and their relations | - |
| oology | (noun) the branch of zoology that studies eggs (especially birds' eggs and their size, shape, coloration, and number) | - |
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| ophthalmology | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases | - |
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| orgy | (noun) secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity | - |
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| (noun) any act of immoderate indulgence | Synonyms: binge, splurge |
| (noun) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | Synonyms: bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, riot, saturnalia |
| ornithology | (noun) the branch of zoology that studies birds | - |
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| orology | (noun) the science of mountains | Synonyms: orography |
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| osteology | (noun) the branch of anatomy that studies the bones of the vertebrate skeleton | - |
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| otolaryngology | (noun) the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat | Synonyms: otorhinolaryngology, rhinolaryngology |
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| otology | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the ear | - |
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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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| palaeoanthropology | (noun) the scientific study of human fossils | Synonyms: human palaeontology, human paleontology, paleoanthropology |
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| palaeobiology | (noun) a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms | Synonyms: paleobiology |
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| palaeoclimatology | (noun) the study of the climate of past ages | Synonyms: paleoclimatology |
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| palaeodendrology | (noun) the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees | Synonyms: paleodendrology |
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| palaeoecology | (noun) the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology | Synonyms: paleoecology |
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| palaeogeology | (noun) the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks | Synonyms: paleogeology |
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| palaeology | (noun) the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities | Synonyms: paleology |
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| palaeontology | (noun) the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains | Synonyms: fossilology, paleontology |
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| palaeopathology | (noun) the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) | Synonyms: paleopathology |
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| palaeornithology | (noun) the paleobiology of birds | Synonyms: paleornithology |
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| palaeozoology | (noun) the study of fossil animals | Synonyms: paleozoology |
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