单词 | petro |
释义 | petro- in British English or before a vowel petr- combining form 1. indicating stone or rock petrology 2. indicating petroleum, its products, etc petrochemical 3. of or relating to a petroleum-producing country petrostate Word origin from Greek petra rock or petros stonepetro- in American English (ˈpɛtroʊ; ˈpɛtrə) 1. rock or stone petrography : also, before a vowel, petr-2. petroleum petrochemical 3. of or relating to the petroleum business petrodollars, petropolitics Word origin < Gr petra, rock, or petros, stonepetro in American English (ˈpetrou) adjective 1. of or pertaining to petroleum or the petroleum industry noun 2. Canadian the federally owned petroleum industry Word origin [1970–75; independent use of petro-2]Examples of 'petro-' in a sentence |
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