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petrochemistry

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Pre-Greekder.?
Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor.
Latin petrader.
English petro-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Hellenic *-mə
Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)
Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor.
Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor.
Medieval Latin alchēmia
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Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
New Latin chimialbor.
Middle French chymie
French chimie
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istalbor.
French -iste
French chimistebor.
English chemist
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-os?
Proto-Indo-European *-o-
Proto-Indo-European *-so-
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-āsijos
Proto-Italic *-āsios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Old French -ier
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Old French -ie
Old French -eriebor.
Middle English -erieaph.
Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye
English -ry
English chemistry
English petrochemistry

    From petro- + chemistry.

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    Noun

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    petrochemistry (uncountable)

    1. The branch of chemistry that deals with petroleum, natural gas and their derivatives.
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