ACOLOGY

  

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ACOLOGY

Definition: ACOLOGY

ACOLOGY

Noun

1. Materia medica; the science of remedies.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Acology \A*col"o*gy\, noun. [Greek expression remedy -logy.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms within Context: ACOLOGY

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Remedy

Pharmacy, pharmacology, pharmaceutics; pharmacopoeia, formulary; acology, Materia Medica, therapeutics, posology; homeopathy, allopathy, heteropathy, osteopathy, hydropathy; cold water cure; dietetics; surgery, chirurgery, chirurgy; healing art, leechcraft;

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: ACOLOGY

English words defined with "ACOLOGY": Acologic. (references)

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Derivations: ACOLOGY

Derivations

Words ending with "ACOLOGY": malacology, neuropharmacology, pharmacology, psychopharmacology. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "ACOLOGY"

Words rhyming with "ACOLOGY" (pronounced 'A*col"o*gy'): Aciurgy, Actinology, Adenology, Aerolithology, Aerology, Agnoiology, Agriology, Agrostology, Aitiology, Alethiology, Algology, Allotriophagy, Alogy, Amphibiology, Amphibology, Anagogy, Analogy, Anemology, Angelology, Angiology, Anthology, Anthropology, Anthropophagy, Antilogy, Apiology, Arachnology, Archaeology, Archelogy, Aretology, Aristology, Arteriology, Arthrology, Assyriology, Astrolithology, Astrology, Astrometeorology, Astrotheology, Atheology, Atmology, Atmospherology, Atomology, Autophagy, Bacteriology, Baggy, Balneology, Barology, Battology, Bibliology, Bibliopegy, Bilgy, Biology, Boggy, Bogy, Botanology, Brachylogy, Bromatology, Brontology, Bryology, Bulgy, Cacology, Campanology, Cardiolgy, Carphology, Carpology, Cephalology, Cerebrology, Cetology, Chirology, Choledology, Chondrology, Chorology, Christology, Chromatology, Chronology, Chrysology, Claggy, Clergy, Climatology, Cloggy, Cometology, Conchology, Cosmology, Craggy, Craniology, Criminology, Cristallology, Crustalogy, cryptology, Crystallurgy, Dactyliology, Dactylology, Demonology, Demonomagy, Dendrology, Deontology, Dermatology, Desmology, Dialectology, Dianoialogy, Dilogy, Dittology, Docimology, Dosology, Doxology, Dramaturgy, Dreggy, Dysteleology, Ecclesiology, Effigy, Egyptology, Electro-biology, Electrology, Electro-metallurgy, Elegy, Embryology, Encephalology, Endemiology, Energy, Enteradenology, Enterology, Entomology, Epidemiology, Epistemology, Erpetology, Eschatology, Ethnology, Ethology, Etiology, Etymology, Eulogy, foggy, fringy, Froggy, Fungology, Galvanology, Gastrology, GENEALOGY, Genesiolgy, Genethlialogy, Ghostology, Glossology, Glottology, Gnomology, Gnomonology, groggy, gynecology, haematology, hagiology, Helminthology, hematology, Hemiplegy, Hepatology, herpetology, Heterology, Hexicology, Hierology, Hierourgy, Hippopathology, Hippophagy, histology, Historiology, homology, horology, Hugy, hydrology, Hydrometallurgy, Hydrometeorology, Hydrophytology, Hyetology, Hygiology, Hygrology, Hymnology, Hypnology, Hysterology, Iamatology, Ichnolithology, Ichnology, Ichthyohagy, ichthyology, Iconology, ideology, Insectology, jaggy, Kinology, Knaggy, Laryngology, leggy, Leptology, lexicology, Lichenology, Lithology, liturgiology, Liturgy, Lozengy, macrology, Malacology, mammalogy, Mammology, mangy, Mantology, Martyrology, Mastology, Mateology, Maungy, Mazology, Mechanurgy, Medalurgy, Membranology, metallurgy, meteorology, methodology, metrology, Miasmology, microbiology, Micro-geology, Micrology, Microseismology, misology, Monadology, Monology, Morology, morphology, Muggy, Muscology, Mycology, Myology, Mystagogy, Mythology, Naggy, Necrology, Neology, Neossology, Nephrology, Neuralgy, Neurology, Nomology, Noology, Nostalgy, Numismatology, Oceanology, Odontalgy, Odontology, OEcology, OEnology, Ology, onology, Onomatology, ontology, Oology, Ophiology, Ophthalmology, Orchidology, Organology, Orismology, Ornithichnology, Ornithology, Orology, Orthology, Oryctology, Osteology, Otalgy, Otology, Ourology, Ovology, Palaetiology, Paleology, Paleornithology, Paleozoology, Paleozooogy, Palilogy, Pantheology, Pantology, Pantophagy, Panurgy, Paradoxology, Paralogy, Parergy, Parisology, Paromology, Patronomayology, Pedagogy, Pedology, Penology, Periergy, Perissology, Petralogy, Petrology, Pharmacology, Pharology, Phenomenology, Philology, Philostorgy, Phlebology, Phonology, Photology, Phraseology, Phrenology, Phthisiology, Phycology, Physicology, Physico-theology, Physiology, Phytolithology, Phytology, Phytopathology, Phytophagy, Phytophysiology, Plutology, Pneumatology, Pneumology, Poggy, Polylogy, Polyphagy, Pomology, Posology, Potamology, Prodigy, Promorphology, Protophytology, Pseudology, Psilology, Psychology, Pteridology, Punnology, Pyretology, Pyritology, Pyrology, Quaggy, Quinology, Rabdology, rangy, Rhinology, Ruggy, Runology, Sagy, Sarcology, Sarcophagy, Scleragogy, scraggy, Scroggy, seismology, Selenology, semasiology, Sematology, shaggy, Sinology, Sitology, Skeletology, Slaggy, sloggy, Sluggy, Snaggy, sociology, soggy, Sortilegy, soteriology, Spectrology, Splanchnology, Splenology, spongy, Spriggy, stagy, Statistology, Stoichiology, Stomatology, strategy, Stromatology, Surgy, Swaggy, Symbology, Synchronology, Syndesmology, synergy, Synosteology, Syphilology, Systematology, tautology, Taxology, Technicology, technology, Tectology, Telenergy, teleology, teratology, terminology, Termonology, Testaceology, tetralogy, thanatology, Thaumaturgy, theology, Thereology, Thermology, theurgy, Threpsology, Tidology, tocology, topology, Toreumatology, toxicology. (additional references)

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Anagrams: ACOLOGY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-g-l-o-o-y"

-2 letters: coaly, colog, cooly, ology.

-3 letters: acyl, agly, cagy, calo, clag, clay, clog, cloy, coal, cola, coly, cool, gaol, goal, lacy, loca, loco, logo, logy, yoga.

-4 letters: ago, cay, cog, col, coo, coy, gal, gay, goa, goo, goy, lac, lag, lay, log, loo, oca.

-5 letters: ag, al, ay, go, la, lo, oy, ya, yo.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-g-l-o-o-y"
 

+2 letters: logomachy, scatology.

 

+3 letters: archeology, autecology, cardiology, craniology, escapology, glaciology, karyologic, malacology, oceanology.

 

+4 letters: archaeology, bryological, campanology, climatology, cytological, dactylology, eschatology, gynaecology, mycological, octagonally, palynologic, typological, volcanology, vulcanology.

 

+5 letters: bacteriology, biologically, clangorously, contagiously, courageously, dialectology, ecologically, etymological, geologically, hydrological, karyological, laryngoscope, laryngoscopy, mythological, paleoecology, pharmacology, phycological, proteoglycan, radioecology, zoologically.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: ACOLOGY


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 43 4F 4C 4F 47 59

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01000011 01001111 01001100 01001111 01000111 01011001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0043 004F 004C 004F 0047 0059

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

35374946494159

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Derivations
4. Rhymes
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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