PETROLIFEROUS


Meaning of PETROLIFEROUS in English

/pe'treuh lif"euhr euhs/ , adj.

(of a rock or geologic formation) containing or yielding petroleum.

[ 1885-90; PETROL(EUM) + -I- + -FEROUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .