acology
Syllables: a·co·lo·gy/əˈkɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/US/əˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
acology noun: materia medica; the science of medical remedies, or of therapeutics.
Noun
acology (uncountable)
- Materia medica; the science of medical remedies, or of therapeutics.
- Synonyms:
- iamatology
acology meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
acology in Tamil
- மருந்துமருத்துவயியல்
acology in Bengali
- ঔষধ, প্রতিষেধক সম্পর্কিত বিজ্ঞান
acology in Kannada
- ಮಾಂಜುಗೆಯರಿಮೆ
Synonyms of acology
Forms of acology
| alternative form | aceology |
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Origin of acology
From Ancient Greek ἄκος (ákos, “remedy”) + -logy. The first element could be from Proto-Indo-European *Hieh₂ḱ-. Or, less likely, related to Old Irish ícc (“healing, cure”). Or, of Semitic/Egyptian origin.
Words that rhyme with acology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
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- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
- archaeopalynology
Questions about acology
- What does acology mean?
- Acology means materia medica; the science of medical remedies, or of therapeutics.
- What is acology in Tamil?
- Acology in Tamil is மருந்துமருத்துவயியல். See Acology meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is acology?
- Acology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce acology?
- Acology is pronounced /əˈkɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (UK).
Words near acology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: acology (page history and authors); acology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acology (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acology (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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