Words ending in -logy
the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
what is ecology?
A morbid dread of water
What is hydrophobia?
A science that deals with matter and energy and their interactions
What is physics?
The well-known scientist and philosopher whose idea was to assert the use of logic as a method of argument and offered the basic methodological template for analytical discourse.
Who is Aristotle?
Betraying one’s country by helping its enemies
What is treason?
The scientific and objective study of animal behavior especially under natural conditions.
What is ethology?
Abnormal fear of being helpless in a situation from which escape may be difficult or embarrassing that is characterized initially often by panic or anticipatory anxiety and finally by the avoidance of open or public places
What is agoraphobia?
Chemistry that deals with the chemical compounds and processes occurring in organisms
What is biochemistry?
The poet and philosopher who was well-known for favoring perspectivism, which held that truth is not objective but is the consequence of various factors affecting individual perspective.
Who is Friedrich Nietzsche?
Setting fire to a building, cars or property on purpose
What is arson?
A science concerned with the integration of psychological observations on behavior and the mind with neurological observations on the brain and nervous system.
What is neuropsychology?
Morbid fear of disease
What is pathophobia?
The science that deals with climates and their phenomena
What is climatologist?
The German ecologist and philosopher well-known for arguing that societies develop through class struggle, and that this would ultimately lead to the dismantling of capitalism.
Who is Karl Marx?
Hunting illegally
What is poaching?
The study of trees
What is dendrology?
Abnormal fear of darkness
What is nyctophobia?
A branch of biology dealing with plant life
What is botany?
The Chinese writer, teacher, and philosopher who was well-known for advocating for the importance of strong family bonds, including respect for the elder, veneration of one’s ancestors, and marital loyalty.
Who is Confucius?
Stealing large amounts of money that you are responsible for, often over a period of time
What is embezzlement?
A branch of ecology that is concerned with the characteristics of ancient environments and with their relationships to ancient plants and animals
What is paleoecology?
A morbid fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as scissors, knives, or hypodermic needles)
What is aichmophobia?
A science that deals with the relation of electricity to chemical changes and with the interconversion of chemical and electrical energy
What is electrochemistry?
The philosopher whose most well-known students were Plato and Xenophon.
Who is Socrates?
Stealing small quantities of goods over time
What is pilfering?