pedology

pe·dol·o·gy

noun \pi-ˈdä-lə-jē, pe-\

Definition of PEDOLOGY

: soil science

— ped·o·log·i·cal \ˌpe-də-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ also ped·o·log·ic \-jik\ adjective

— pe·dol·o·gist \pi-ˈdä-lə-jist, pe-\ noun

Origin of PEDOLOGY

Greek pedon + International Scientific Vocabulary -logy

First Known Use: 1912

Rhymes with PEDOLOGY

andrology, anthology, apology, astrology, biology, bryology, cetology, Christology, chronology, conchology, cosmology, cryptology, cytology, dendrology, doxology, ecology, enology, ethnology, ethology, fetology, garbology, gemology, geology, graphology, haplology, histology, homology, horology, hydrology, hymnology, Indology, limnology, lithology, mixology, morphology, mycology, myology, mythology, necrology, nephrology, neurology, nosology, oncology, ontology, oology, pathology, penology, petrology, phlebology, phonology, phrenology, phycology, proctology, psychology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, sinology, symbology, tautology, technology, tetralogy, theology, topology, trichology, typology, ufology, urology, virology, zoology