petrological en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English petrology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English petrological From petrology + -ical.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to petrology, the study of rock formation and composition
a petrological and chemical analysis