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palynology

palynology noun: the scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in various matrices including the air (pollen counts), crime scenes, and sedimentary rocks.

Noun

palynology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in various matrices including the air (pollen counts), crime scenes, and sedimentary rocks.

palynology meaning in Tamil and Kannada

palynology in Tamil

தொல் மகரந்தத்தூள் இயல்

palynology in Kannada

ಪರಾಗಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ

Origin of palynology

From palyno- + -logy.

Words formed from palynology

Questions about palynology

What does palynology mean?
Palynology means the scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in various matrices including the air (pollen counts), crime scenes, and sedimentary rocks.
What is palynology in Tamil?
Palynology in Tamil is தொல் மகரந்தத்தூள் இயல். See Palynology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is palynology?
Palynology is a noun.

Words near palynology in the dictionary

  1. palynologic
  2. palynological
  3. palynologically
  4. palynologist
  5. palynologists
  6. palynology
  7. palynomorph
  8. palynomorphic
  9. palynomorphs
  10. palynophagous
  11. palynophagy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: palynology (page history and authors); palynology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); palynology (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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