Petrology

Definition:

  • (n.) The department of science which is concerned with the mineralogical and chemical composition of rocks, and with their classification: lithology.
  • (n.) A treatise on petrology.

Compare petrology with other words:

petralogy vs. petrology

metrology vs. petrology

petrologic vs. petrology

petrological vs. petrology

petrologist vs. petrology

petrology vs. rock

petrology vs. structure

composition vs. petrology

origin vs. petrology

petrography vs. petrology

mineralogy vs. petrology