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petrological

petrological adjective: of or pertaining to petrology, the study of rock formation and composition.

Adjective

petrological (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to petrology, the study of rock formation and composition
    • a petrological and chemical analysis

Origin of petrological

From petrology + -ical.

Words formed from petrological

Questions about petrological

What does petrological mean?
Petrological means of or pertaining to petrology, the study of rock formation and composition.
What part of speech is petrological?
Petrological is an adjective.

Words near petrological in the dictionary

  1. petrolled
  2. petrolless
  3. petrolling
  4. petrolly
  5. petrologic
  6. petrological
  7. petrologically
  8. petrologies
  9. petrologist
  10. petrologists
  11. petrology

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