petro-

CIDE DICTIONARY

petro-,  
     A combining form from Gr. pe`tra a rock, pe`tros a stone; as, petrology, petroglyphic.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

petro-, comb. form 1 rock.
2 petroleum (petrochemistry).

Etymology
Gk petros stone or petra rock

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