oryctology
/ˌɒrɪkˈtɒlədʒi/Now historical and rare
noun
The branch of science concerned with rocks, minerals, and fossils dug out of the earth.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Chambers's Cyclopaedia. From orycto- + -logy.
- volcanic cone
- volcanic explosivity index
- volcanic glass
- volcanicity
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- volcanisation
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- volcanised
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- volcanization
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- volcano rabbit
- volcano-seismic
- volcano-ship
- volcano-tectonic
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