lookology
n.— «We enjoyed seeing numerous colored slides of microscopy, as novices in “Lookology.” The differences between cotton and synthetic fibers’ morphology, and potato and wheat starch grains are adequate for identification under crossed polars.» —“Editorial” by Joanna Christopher Double Bond Nov., 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What if, instead of being an inanimate object, a dictionary were alive? That’s the idea behind a lavishly illustrated new children’s book called The Dictionary Story (Bookshop|Amazon) by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston. This is part of a...
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