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Oenology vs Xenology - What's the difference?

oenology | xenology |

As nouns the difference between oenology and xenology

is that oenology is the scientific study of and winemaking while xenology is (science fiction) the study of alien life.

oenology

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (North America) * (British)

Noun

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

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    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