Word Meanings - PETROLOGY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. The department of science which is concerned with the mineralogical and chemical composition of rocks, and with their classification: lithology. 2. A treatise on petrology.

Related words: (words related to PETROLOGY)

• DEPARTMENT
  1. Act of departing; departure. Sudden departments from one extreme to another. Wotton. 2. A part, portion, or subdivision. 3. A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like; appointed sphere or walk; province. Superior to Pope in Pope's
• DEPARTMENTAL
  Pertaining to a department or division. Burke.
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• LITHOLOGY
  A treatise on stones found in the body. (more info) 1. The science which treats of rocks, as regards their mineral constitution and classification, and their mode of occurrence in nature.
• CONCERNEDLY
  In a concerned manner; solicitously; sympathetically.
• WHICH
  the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
• MINERALOGICALLY
  According to the principles of, or with reference to, mineralogy.
• CLASSIFICATION
  The act of forming into a class or classes; a distibution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or affinities. Artificial classification. See under Artifitial.
• CHEMICALLY
  According to chemical principles; by chemical process or operation.
• CONCERNING
  Pertaining to; regarding; having relation to; respecting; as regards. I have accepted thee concerning this thing. Gen. xix. 21. The Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel. Num. x. 29.
• CONCERNED
  Disturbed; troubled; solicitous; as, to be much concerned for the safety of a friend.
• PETROLOGY
  1. The department of science which is concerned with the mineralogical and chemical composition of rocks, and with their classification: lithology. 2. A treatise on petrology.
• ROCKSUCKER
  A lamprey.
• TREATISER
  One who writes a treatise.
• CHEMICAL
  Pertaining to chemistry; characterized or produced by the forces and operations of chemistry; employed in the processes of chemistry; as, chemical changes; chemical comnbinations. Chemical attraction or affinity. See under Attraction.
• COMPOSITION
  The adjustment of a debt, or avoidance of an obligation, by some form of compensation agreed on between the parties; also, the sum or amount of compensation agreed upon in the adjustment. Compositions for not taking the order of knighthood. Hallam.
• TREATISE
  1. A written composition on a particular subject, in which its principles are discussed or explained; a tract. Chaucer. He published a treatise in which he maintained that a marriage between a member of the Church of England and a dissenter was
• CONCERN
  fr. L. concernere to mix or mingle together, as in a sieve for separating; con- + cernere to separate, sift, distinguish by the 1. To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
• MINERALOGICAL
  Of or pertaining to mineralogy; as, a mineralogical table.
• DEPARTMENT STORE
  A store keeping a great variety of goods which are arranged in several departments, esp. one with dry goods as the principal stock.
• UNCONCERNMENT
  The state of being unconcerned, or of having no share or concern; unconcernedness. South.
• ASTROLITHOLOGY
  The science of aërolites.
• IATROCHEMICAL
  Of or pertaining to iatrochemistry, or to the iatrochemists.
• PRESCIENCE
  Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight. God's certain prescience of the volitions of moral agents. J. Edwards.
• DECOMPOSITION
  1. The act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into constituent part; analysis; the decay or dissolution consequent on the removal or alteration of some of
• ICHNOLITHOLOGY
  See HITCHCOCK
• OMNISCIENCE
  The quality or state of being omniscient; -- an attribute peculiar to God. Dryden.
• UNSCIENCE
  Want of science or knowledge; ignorance. If that any wight ween a thing to be otherwise than it is, it is not only unscience, but it is deceivable opinion. Chaucer.
• INCONCERNING
  Unimportant; trifling. "Trifling and inconcerning matters." Fuller.
• CONSCIENCE
  consciens, p.pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious; con- + scire 1. Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness. The sweetest cordial we receive, at last, Is conscience of our virtuous actions past. Denham. 2. The faculty, power,
• MICRO-CHEMICAL
  Of or pertaining to micro-chemistry; as, a micro-chemical test.
• ALCHEMIC; ALCHEMICAL
  Of or relating to alchemy.
• SUPERCHEMICAL
  Above or beyond chemistry; inexplicable by chemical laws. J. Le Conte.
• CONSCIENCED
  Having a conscience. "Soft-conscienced men." Shak.