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ciliatology

ciliatology noun: the scientific study of ciliates (protozoa of the phylum Ciliophora).

Noun

ciliatology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of ciliates (protozoa of the phylum Ciliophora).

Origin of ciliatology

From ciliate + -ology.

Questions about ciliatology

What does ciliatology mean?
Ciliatology means the scientific study of ciliates (protozoa of the phylum Ciliophora).
What part of speech is ciliatology?
Ciliatology is a noun.

Words near ciliatology in the dictionary

  1. ciliatine
  2. ciliation
  3. ciliations
  4. ciliatologist
  5. ciliatologists
  6. ciliatology
  7. ciliatoside
  8. ciliature
  9. ciliatures
  10. Ciliau Aeron
  11. Ciliberto

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