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petrogeny

petrogeny noun: the science of the origin of rocks.

Noun

petrogeny (uncountable)

  1. The science of the origin of rocks.

Origin of petrogeny

From petro- + -geny.

Questions about petrogeny

What does petrogeny mean?
Petrogeny means the science of the origin of rocks.
What part of speech is petrogeny?
Petrogeny is a noun.

Words near petrogeny in the dictionary

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

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