Etymology

sclerochronology

Today it means: The study of physical and chemical variations in the accretionary hard tissues of organisms, and the temporal context in which they are formed. Full definition →

English chronology ← Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)
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The story

  1. Englishsclero-
  2. Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
  3. Englishchrono-
  4. Englishchronology
  5. English todaysclerochronology

From sclero- + chronology.

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