oologic etymology

English word oologic comes from English -ic, English oology (The study of eggs, especially of birds.)

Detailed word origin of oologic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-ic English (eng) (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).. Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
oology English (eng) The study of eggs, especially of birds.
oologic English (eng) Relating to oology.

Words with the same origin as oologic

Descendants of -ic
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Descendants of oology
oological oologically oologist