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Meaning of petrogenic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the formation of rock.
    not-comparable
  2. Produced by the incomplete combustion of petroleum
    not-comparable

Examples

“Silica and alumina are distinctly the most abundant and characteristic petrogenic constituents, and with them are most frequently associated those elements toward the extreme petrogenic end of the periodic table, especially potassium, sodium, and calcium in the order named; and these elements are associated with each other.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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