Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osmology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-mol-o-gy
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of smells.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Let us now consider an African osmology—specifically, the system of olfactory classification of the Serer Ndut of Senegal."

Etymology

From osmo- + -logy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: osmo
Suffix: logy

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does osmology mean?: The scientific study of smells.
Where does osmology come from?: From osmo- + -logy.

How to pronounce osmology

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