stromatology
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma) + -logy.
Noun
stromatology (uncountable)
- (geology) The history of the formation of stratified rocks.
- The study of stromatolites
References
- “stromatology”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.