Definitions for petro-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
petro-
a combining form meaning “rock,”“stone”:
petrology.
Category: Affix
Origin of petro-:
< Gk, comb. form of pétra rock, pétros a stone
petro-
a combining form meaning “petroleum,”“the extraction and export of petroleum”:
petrochemistry; petropower.
Category: Affix
Wiktionary
petro-(Prefix)
of or pertaining to stone
petro-(Prefix)
of or pertaining to petroleum-based products
Origin: # From petra, from .
Webster Dictionary
Petro-(u)
a combining form from Gr. / a rock, / a stone; as, petrology, petroglyphic
Translations for petro-
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
petro-(verb)
to make (someone) very frightened; to terrify
The thought of having to make a speech petrified him.
- petroAfrikaans
- مُتَعَلِّق بالبِتْرولArabic
- петроленBulgarian
- petro-Portuguese (BR)
- petro-Czech
- petro-...German
- petro-Danish
- πετρο- (ως α΄ συνθ.)Greek
- petroSpanish
- petro-, nafta-Estonian
- وابسته به نفتFarsi
- petrokemiallinenFinnish
- pétro-French
- -דֶלֶקHebrew
- पेट्रॉल से संबंधितHindi
- petrolCroatian
- petrol-Hungarian
- yang berhubungan minyak tanahIndonesian
- jarðolíu-Icelandic
- petro-, petrol-Italian
- 石油－Japanese
- 석유-Korean
- naftosLithuanian
- naftas-; petro-Latvian
- petro-Malay
- petro-Dutch
- olje-, petro-Norwegian
- petro-Polish
- وابسته به نفتPersian
- پټرول، بنزينPashto
- ppetro-Portuguese
- petro-Romanian
- нефте-Russian
- petro-Slovak
- nanašajoč se na bencinSlovenian
- petro-Serbian
- petro-Swedish
- ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับปิโตรเลียมThai
- petrol ...Turkish
- (前綴)石油Chinese (Trad.)
- петро-, нафто-Ukrainian
- پٹرول سے متعلقUrdu
- dầu mỏVietnamese
- （前缀）石油Chinese (Simp.)
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