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Definition of
petrology noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
petrology
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
pəˈtrɑlədʒi
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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the scientific study of how rocks are made and what they are made of
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petrology
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