scatology
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)
Types & categories
- vulgarism hypernym
Related & opposite
- scatological derivation
Sense 2 noun
(medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)
Types & categories
- chemical analysis hypernym
Related & opposite
- medicine domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scatological |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | vulgarism |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | medicine |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | chemical analysis |