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petrogenic

petrogenic adjective: of or pertaining to the formation of rock.

Adjective (1)

petrogenic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the formation of rock.
    • Silica and alumina are distinctly the most abundant and characteristic petrogenic constituents, and with them are most frequently associated those elements toward the extreme petrogenic end of the periodic table, especially potassium, sodium, and calcium in the order named; and these elements are...1924, Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, Henry Stephens Washington, “Evolution of the Elements”, in The Composition of the Earth’s Crust (United States Geological Survey Professional Paper; 127), Washington...

Adjective (2)

petrogenic (not comparable)

  1. Produced by the incomplete combustion of petroleum

Origin of petrogenic

From petro- + -genic.

Questions about petrogenic

What does petrogenic mean?
Petrogenic means of or pertaining to the formation of rock.
What part of speech is petrogenic?
Petrogenic is an adjective.

Words near petrogenic in the dictionary

  1. petrogarchs
  2. petrogeneses
  3. petrogenesis
  4. petrogenetic
  5. petrogenetically
  6. petrogenic
  7. petrogeny
  8. petrogeological
  9. petrogeologist
  10. petrogeologists
  11. petrogeology

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