Term: petrology: the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification
Broader: morphology: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | Unrelated: marchioness: a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
Broader: morphology: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | Unrelated: advent: the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
Broader: morphology: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | Unrelated: law of constant proportion: (chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight
Broader: morphology: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | Unrelated: comber: a machine that separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool
Broader: morphology: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | Unrelated: cuminum: cumin
Broader: morphology: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | Unrelated: footing: a relation that provides the foundation for something
Broader: morphology: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | Unrelated: foxtail millet: coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States
Broader: morphology: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | Unrelated: arpeggio: a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
Broader: morphology: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | Unrelated: agnatha: superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms
Broader: morphology: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | Unrelated: ad-lib: remark made spontaneously without prior preparation