Scatology
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noun.
The study of fecal excrement, as in medicine, paleontology, or biology.
noun.
Obscene language or literature, especially that dealing pruriently or humorously with excrement and excretory functions.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Study of the feces in relation to normal and pathological composition and the diagnostic importance of the latter.
noun.
The study of the use (or examination) of excrements in religious rites, witchcraft, etc.
noun.
The science of fossil excrement; the knowledge of animals which may be acquired by the examination of coprolites.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The
scientific
study
, or the
chemical
analysis
of
faeces
.
noun.
A
filthy
epithet
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)
noun.
(medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)
Word Usage
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cross-reference
coprophilia
Etymologically Related
scatolia
scatophilia
Form
scatological
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
chemical analysis
dirty word
filth
obscenity
qualitative analysis
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
cosmology
necrology
opthalmology
rheology
thanatology
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
acetylcholinesterase
basset
busybody
cop-out
cowhands
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
argot
bad language
billingsgate
blue language
cant