petro-

English - English

Definition of petro- in English English dictionary

funded by oil export

of or pertaining to stone

Related Terms

<span class="word-self">petrospan>-dictator

The dictator of a country whose economy is primarily dependent upon the export of petroleum

<span class="word-self">petrospan>-dictatorship

A dictatorship funded by petroleum exports

<span class="word-self">petrospan>

A combining form from Gr

<span class="word-self">petrospan>

&?; a rock, &?; a stone; as, petrology, petroglyphic

<span class="word-self">petrospan>

pref. rock; stone, boulder; petroleum (also petri & petr, used in combination, e.g. petroglyph, petrochemical)

Turkish - English

Definition of petro- in Turkish English dictionary

Related Terms

<span class="word-self">petrospan>-kimya

petroleum chemicals

<span class="word-self">petrospan>-kimya

petrochemical

<span class="word-self">petrospan>-kimya endüstrisi

petroleum chemical industry

<span class="word-self">petrospan>-kimya endüstrisi

petroleum chemicals industry

<span class="word-self">petrospan> oksipital

(Tıp) petrooccipital

Etymology

() 1. From Latin petra (“stone, rock”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”). 2. Clipping of petroleum.