microclimatology

mi·cro·cli·ma·tol·o·gy

[mahy-kroh-klahy-muh-tol-uh-jee]
noun
the study of a microclimate.


Origin:
1930–35; micro- + climatology

mi·cro·cli·ma·to·log·ic [mahy-kroh-klahy-muh-tl-oj-ik] , mi·cro·cli·ma·to·log·i·cal, adjective
mi·cro·cli·ma·tol·o·gist, noun
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microclimatology (ˌmaɪkrəʊˌklaɪməˈtɒlədʒɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the study of climate on a small scale, as of a city
 
microclimatologic
 
adj
 
microclimatological
 
adj
 
microclimatologist
 
n

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Microclimatology has a plethora of syllables.
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the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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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