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- English Word Petrographic Definition Alt. of Petrographical
- English Word Petrographical Definition Pertaining to petrography.
- English Word Petrography Definition The art of writing on stone.
- English Word Petrography Definition The scientific description of rocks; that department of science which investigates the constitution of rocks; petrology.
- English Word Petrohyoid Definition Pertaining to petrous, oe periotic, portion of the skull and the hyoid arch; as, the petrohyoid muscles of the frog.
- English Word Petrol Definition Petroleum.
- English Word Petrolatum Definition A semisolid unctuous substance, neutral, and without taste or odor, derived from petroleum by distilling off the lighter portions and purifying the residue. It is a yellowish, fatlike mass, transparent in thin layers, and somewhat fluorescent. It is used as a bland protective dressing, and as a substitute for fatty materials in ointments.
- English Word Petroleum Definition Rock oil, mineral oil, or natural oil, a dark brown or greenish inflammable liquid, which, at certain points, exists in the upper strata of the earth, from whence it is pumped, or forced by pressure of the gas attending it. It consists of a complex mixture of various hydrocarbons, largely of the methane series, but may vary much in appearance, composition, and properties. It is refined by distillation, and the products include kerosene, benzine, gasoline, paraffin, etc.
- English Word Petroleur Definition Alt. of Petroleuse
- English Word Petroleuse Definition One who makes use of petroleum for incendiary purposes.
- English Word Petroline Definition A paraffin obtained from petroleum from Rangoon in India, and practically identical with ordinary paraffin.
- English Word Petrologic Definition Alt. of Petrological
- English Word Petrological Definition Of or pertaining to petrology.
- English Word Petrologically Definition According to petrology.
- English Word Petrologist Definition One who is versed in petrology.
- English Word Petrology Definition The department of science which is concerned with the mineralogical and chemical composition of rocks, and with their classification: lithology.
- English Word Petrology Definition A treatise on petrology.
- English Word Petromastoid Definition Of or pertaining to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone, periotic.
- English Word Petromyzont Definition A lamprey.
- English Word Petronel Definition A sort of hand cannon, or portable firearm, used in France in the 15th century.
- English Word Petrosal Definition Hard; stony; petrous; as, the petrosal bone; petrosal part of the temporal bone.
- English Word Petrosal Definition Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the petrous, or petrosal, bone, or the corresponding part of the temporal bone.
- English Word Petrosal Definition A petrosal bone.
- English Word Petrosal Definition The auditory capsule.
- English Word Petrosilex Definition Felsite.
- English Word Petrosilicious Definition Containing, or consisting of, petrosilex.
- English Word Petrostearine Definition A solid unctuous material, of which candles are made.
- English Word Petrous Definition Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone.
- English Word Petrous Definition Same as Petrosal.
- English Word Petted Definition of Pet