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Enology vs Xenology - What's the difference?

enology | xenology |

As nouns the difference between enology and xenology

is that enology is the scientific study of wines and winemaking; winelore while xenology is (science fiction) the study of alien life.

enology

English

(wikipedia enology)

Alternative forms

* oenology

Noun

(-)
  • The scientific study of wines and winemaking; winelore.
    • Even though I can't drink wine, I can still study enology and enjoy knowing about the great wines of the world.

    xenology

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (science fiction) The study of alien life.
  • (genetics) Homology from horizontal gene transfer.

    • Derived terms

    * xenological * xenologist

    Coordinate terms

    * anthropology English words suffixed with -ology