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vulcanology

[vuhl-kuh-nol-uh-jee]
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noun

volcanology.

Nearby words

  1. vulcanite,
  2. vulcanizate,
  3. vulcanization,
  4. vulcanize,
  5. vulcanized fiber,
  6. vulg.,
  7. vulgar,
  8. vulgar fraction,
  9. vulgar latin,
  10. vulgarian

Origin of vulcanology

1855–60; vulcan- (variant of volcan- as in volcanic) + -o- + -logy
Related formsvul·can·o·log·i·cal [vuhl-kuh-nl-oj-i-kuh l] /ˌvʌl kə nlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivevul·can·ol·o·gist, noun
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Examples from the Web for vulcanology

  • What on earth, I thought, made me ever take to such a trade as vulcanology?

    The White Man's Foot|Grant Allen
British Dictionary definitions for vulcanology

vulcanology

noun

a variant of volcanology
Derived Formsvulcanological (ˌvʌlkənəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivevulcanologist, noun
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