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That branch of Zoölogy which treats of the Crustacea; malacostracology; carcinology.

Crustaceology.

Secret or enigmatical language. Johnson.

The science of the crystalline structure of inorganic bodies.

That branch of archæology which has to do with gem engraving.

The art of communicating ideas by certain movements and positions of the fingers; -- a method of conversing practiced by the deaf and dumb.

A treatise on demons; a supposititious science which treats of demons and their manifestations. Sir W. Scott.

A discourse or treatise on trees; the natural history of trees.

The science relat J. Bentham.

The science which treats of the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases.

The science which treats of the ligaments. [R.]

That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects. Beck.

The science of the dianoetic faculties, and their operations. Sir W. Hamilton.

An ambiguous speech; a figure in which a word is used an equivocal sense. [R.]

A double reading, or twofold interpretation, as of a Scripture text. [R.]

A treatise on the art of testing, as in assaying metals, etc.

Posology. [R.] Ogilvie.

In Christian worship: A hymn expressing praise and honor to God; a form of praise to God designed to be sung or chanted by the choir or the congregation. David breaks forth into these triumphant praises and doxologies. South.

The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs, in view of their being useless to the life of the organism. To the doctrine of dysteleology, or the denial of final causes, a proof of the real existence of such a thing as instinct must necessari…

The science or theory of church building and decoration.