petro-

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funded by oil export
of or pertaining to stone
<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)
petro-

    Этимология

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