PETR-

Meaning of PETR- in English

[petr-] or petri- or petro- comb form [NL, fr. Gk petr-, petro-, fr. petros stone & petra rock] 1: stone: rock "petrology"

2: petroleum "petrodollar"

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PETR- — or petri- or petro- combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ~, petro-, from petros stone & petra rock stone …
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PETR- — combining form or petri- or petro- Etymology: Middle French petr-, petri- & Latin petr- & New Latin petro-, from Greek …
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PETR- — var. of petro- 1 before a vowel: petrous.
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PETR- — or petri- or petro- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek petr-, petro-, from petros stone & petra rock 1. : stone …
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PETR — Variant: or petri- or petro- Function: combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek petr-, petro-, from petros stone & petra …
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PARLR, PETR — born 1330, Swbisch Gmnd, Wrttemberg [now in Germany] died July 13, 1399, Prague, Bohemia [now in Czech Republic] best-known member …
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BEZRUC, PETR — born Sept. 15, 1867, Opava, Silesia, Austrian Empire [now in Czech Republic] died Feb. 17, 1958, Kostelec, Czech. pseudonym of …
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PETROGRAPHY — noun Etymology: New Latin petrographia, from petr- + Latin -graphia -graphy Date: 1651 the description and systematic classification of rocks, …
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PETROGLYPH — noun Etymology: French pétroglyphe, from pétr- petr- + -glyphe (as in hiéroglyphe hieroglyph) Date: 1870 a carving or inscription on …
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PETRO- — combining form see: petr-
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PETRIFY — verb (-fied; -fying) Etymology: Middle French petrifier, from petr- + -ifier -ify Date: 1594 transitive verb to convert (organic matter) …
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PETRI- — combining form see: petr-
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PETRO- — combining form see petr-
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PETROCHEMICAL — I. |pe.trō+ adjective Etymology: petr- + chemical, adjective 1. : of or relating to the chemistry of rocks a thorough …
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PETROPOLITICS — "ˌ noun plural Etymology: petr- + politics : the strategy of controlling petroleum sales as a way of achieving international …
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PETRODOLLAR — ¦pe.trōˌ noun Etymology: petr- + dollar : a dollar's worth of foreign exchange obtained by a petroleum-exporting country through sales …
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PETROXOLIN — pə̇.ˈträksələ̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: petr oleum + Greek oxys sharp, acid + English -ol + -in — more …
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PETROTYMPANIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: petr- + tympanic : of or relating to the petrous and tympanic portions of the temporal bone
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PETROSTEARIN — noun or pet·ro·stearine |pe.trō+ Etymology: petr- + stearin : mineral wax , ozokerite
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PETROSPHERE — ˈpe.trəˌ- noun Etymology: petr- + sphere : lithosphere
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PETROPHILOUS — pə̇.ˈträfələs adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary petr- + -philous : attached to or living on rock — used especially of …
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PETROMYZON — ˌpe.trōˈmīˌzän noun Etymology: New Latin Petromyzont-, Petromyzon, from petr- + -myzont-, -myzon -myzon 1. capitalized : a genus (the type …
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PETROLOGY — -jē, -ji noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary petr- + -logy 1. : a science that deals with …
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PETROLITHIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lithik adjective Etymology: petr- + lithic 1. : of, relating to, or constituting a road surface consolidated to a rocklike …
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PETROLEUM — pə̇.ˈtrōlēəm, -lyəm noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Medieval Latin, fr Latin petr- + oleum oil — more …
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PETROGLYPH — ˈpe.trəˌglif noun ( -s ) Etymology: French pétroglyphe, from pétr- petr- + -glyphe (as in hiéroglyphe heiroglyph) : a carving …
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CHAIKOVSKI — /chuy kawf"skee, -kof"-/ ; Russ. /chyee kawf"skyee/ , n. Pëtr Ilich Russ. /pyawtrdd ee lyeech"/ . See Tchaikovsky, Pëtr Ilich …
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PETROGLYPH — noun Etymology: French pétroglyphe, from pétr- petr- + -glyphe (as in hiéroglyphe hieroglyph) Date: 1870 : a carving or inscription …
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PETROGLYPH — [pet.ro.glyph] n [F petroglyphe, fr. petr- petr- + -glyphe (as in hieroglyphe hieroglyph)] (1870): a carving or inscription on a …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: LITERATURE: PORTUGUESE — PORTUGUESE: Brazil. Among the works of fiction that received widespread attention in 1996 was Marcelo Rubens Paiva's No s tu, …
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CZECH LITERATURE — the body of writing in the Czech language. Before 1918 there was no independent nation of Czechoslovakia, and Bohemia and …
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