If PATHOLOGICAL is coded as QBUIPMPHJDBM and TOXICOLOGICAL is coded as UPYJDMPHJDBM, then what is the code for METEOROLOGICAL?

The correct answer is NFUFPSMPHJDBM.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the code for the word METEOROLOGICAL, let us first analyze the pattern used in the given examples.

Example 1: PATHOLOGICAL is coded as QBUIPMPHJDBM
Let us examine the transformation of each letter by shifting it by 1 position forward in the alphabetical order (+1):
P + 1 = Q
A + 1 = B
T + 1 = U
H + 1 = I
O + 1 = P
L + 1 = M
O + 1 = P
G + 1 = H
I + 1 = J
C + 1 = D
A + 1 = B
L + 1 = M

Example 2: TOXICOLOGICAL is coded as UPYJDMPHJDBM
Applying the same +1 shift rule:
T + 1 = U
O + 1 = P
X + 1 = Y
I + 1 = J
C + 1 = D
O + 1 = P
L + 1 = M
O + 1 = P
G + 1 = H
I + 1 = J
C + 1 = D
A + 1 = B
L + 1 = M

Now, we apply the exact same logic (+1 shift to each letter) to the word METEOROLOGICAL:

M + 1 = N
E + 1 = F
T + 1 = U
E + 1 = F
O + 1 = P
R + 1 = S
O + 1 = P
L + 1 = M
O + 1 = P
G + 1 = H
I + 1 = J
C + 1 = D
A + 1 = B
L + 1 = M

Combining all the transformed letters together yields the coded word: NFUFPSMPHJDBM.