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petr-


petr-

combining form

Definition of PETR-

1
: stone : rock <petrology>
2
: petroleum <petrodollar>

Variants of PETR-

petr- or petri- or petro-

Origin of PETR-

New Latin, from Greek petr-, petro-, from petros stone & petra rock

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