electrobiology

[ih-lek-troh-bahy-ol-uh-jee]

e·lec·tro·bi·ol·o·gy

[ih-lek-troh-bahy-ol-uh-jee]
noun
the branch of biology dealing with electric phenomena in plants and animals.

Origin:
1840–50; electro- + biology

e·lec·tro·bi·o·log·i·cal [ih-lek-troh-bahy-uh-loj-i-kuhl] , adjective
e·lec·tro·bi·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
e·lec·tro·bi·ol·o·gist, noun
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Electrobiology has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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Main Entry:  electrobiology1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the scientific study of electrical phenomenon in living beings; also called electrophysiology, also written electro-biology
Etymology:  electr(icity) + biology
Main Entry:  electrobiology2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  animal magnetism; animal hypnotism
Etymology:  electr(icity) + biology
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