palynology

English

Etymology

From palyno- +‎ -logy.

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Noun

palynology (uncountable)

1. (sciences) The scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in various matrices including the air (pollen counts), crime scenes, and sedimentary rocks.

Derived terms

• actuopalynology
• aeropalynology
• archaeopalynology
• melissopalynology
• micropalynology
• neopalynology
• paleopalynology
• palynological
• palynologist

 

Translations

study of spores, pollen etc.

• Catalan: palinologia f
• Czech: palynologie f
• Finnish: palynologia
• French: palynologie (fr) f
• Galician: palinoloxía (gl) f
• German: Palynologie (de) f
• Portuguese: palinologia f