oceanology

[oh-shuh-nol-uh-jee, oh-shee-uh-]

o·cea·nol·o·gy

[oh-shuh-nol-uh-jee, oh-shee-uh-]
noun
the practical application of oceanography.

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; ocean + -o- + -logy

o·cea·nol·o·gist, noun
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Oceanology has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
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.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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oceanology (ˌəʊʃəˈnɒlədʒɪ, ˌəʊʃɪə-)
 
n
the study of the sea, esp of its economic geography

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Main Entry:  oceanology
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See marine science
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