Definition of Petro-

1. Etymology. From (etyl la) (term petra lang=la stone, rock), from (etyl grc) (term sc=polytonic ????? tr=pétra lang=grc stone, rock). ¹

2. Etymology. Clipping of (term petroleum). ¹

3. Prefix. of or pertaining to stone ¹

4. Prefix. of or pertaining to petroleum-based products ¹

5. Prefix. (neologism) Pertaining to, or funded by, oil export ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Petro-

1. A combining form from Gr. A rock, a stone; as, petrology, petroglyphic. (29 Oct 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petro-

petrifactions
petrifactive
petrific
petrificate
petrificated
petrification
petrifications
petrified
petrifier
petrifiers
petrifies
petrify
petrifying
petrissage
petrissages
petro- (current term)
petro-dictator
petro-dictators
petro-dictatorship
petro-occipital
petro-occipital fissure
petro-occipital joint
petroccipital
petrochemical
petrochemically
petrochemicals
petrochemist
petrochemistry
petrochemists
petrocortyne

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