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psammology

psammology noun: the branch of geology concerned with the study of sand.

Noun

psammology (uncountable)

  1. The branch of geology concerned with the study of sand.

Origin of psammology

From psammo- + -logy.

Words formed from psammology

Questions about psammology

What does psammology mean?
Psammology means the branch of geology concerned with the study of sand.
What part of speech is psammology?
Psammology is a noun.

Words near psammology in the dictionary

  1. psammohalophyte
  2. psammohalophytes
  3. psammolittoral
  4. psammologist
  5. psammologists
  6. psammology
  7. psammoma
  8. psammomas
  9. psammomata
  10. psammomatoid
  11. psammomatous

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