atomology
(ætəˈmɒlədʒɪ)
[f. Gr. ἄτοµο-ς atom n. + -λογία discourse: see -logy.]
The science or philosophy which treats of the nature of atoms.
| 1678 Cudworth Intell. Syst. Pref. 7 Anaxagoras his Homœomery or Similar Atomology, was but a Degeneration from the..Genuine Atomology of the Ancient Italicks. |