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1. (n.) petrology
the scientific study of rocks, including petrography and petrogenesis.
Etymology: (1805–15)
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1. (noun) petrology, lithology
the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification
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1. (noun) Petrology
the department of science which is concerned with the mineralogical and chemical composition of rocks, and with their classification: lithology
2. (noun) Petrology
a treatise on petrology
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