Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Stoichiology \Stoi`chi*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? a first element +
   -logy.] [Written also {st[oe]chiology}.]
   1. That part of the science of physiology which treats of the
      elements, or principles, composing animal tissues.

   2. (Logic) The doctrine of the elementary requisites of mere
      thought. --Sir W. Hamilton.

   3. The statement or discussion of the first principles of any
      science or art.