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anthracology

anthracology noun: the science of the analysis and identification of charcoal based on wood anatomy, which remains perfectly preserved after carbonization.

Noun

anthracology (uncountable)

  1. The science of the analysis and identification of charcoal based on wood anatomy, which remains perfectly preserved after carbonization

Origin of anthracology

From anthraco- + -logy or anthrac- + -ology. By surface analysis, anthrac- + -o- + -log + -y.

Words formed from anthracology

Questions about anthracology

What does anthracology mean?
Anthracology means the science of the analysis and identification of charcoal based on wood anatomy, which remains perfectly preserved after carbonization.
What part of speech is anthracology?
Anthracology is a noun.

Words near anthracology in the dictionary

  1. anthracofibrosis
  2. anthracoid
  3. anthracological
  4. anthracologist
  5. anthracologists
  6. anthracology
  7. anthracomancy
  8. anthracomartid
  9. anthracomartids
  10. anthracometer
  11. anthracometers

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