Stoichiology
Stoi`chi*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? a first element + -logy.] [Written also st[oe]chiology.]1. That part of the science of physiology which treats of the elements, or principles, composing animal tissues. 2. (Logic) The doctrine of the elementary requisites of mere thought. --Sir W. Hamilton. 3. The statement or discussion of the first principles of any science or art.