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There are 14 nine-letter words beginning with PETR

PETRARIES	• petraries n. Plural of petrary. • PETRARY n. a contrivance for hurling stones.
PETRICHOR	• petrichor n. The distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell. • petrichor n. The yellow organic oil that yields this scent. • PETRICHOR n. a sweet smell that is produced when rain falls on parched earth.
PETRIFIED	• petrified adj. Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance). • petrified adj. Extremely afraid. • petrified v. Simple past tense and past participle of petrify.
PETRIFIER	• petrifier n. Person or other object that petrifies, either literally or figuratively. • PETRIFIER n. an agent that petrifies.
PETRIFIES	• petrifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of petrify. • PETRIFY v. to convert into a stony substance.
PETROGENY	• petrogeny n. The science of the origin of rocks. • PETROGENY n. the study of the origin of rocks.
PETROGRAM	• petrogram n. (Archaeology) A painting on rock, especially one made in prehistoric times. • PETROGRAM n. a picture on stone.
PETROLAGE	• PETROLAGE n. treatment with petrol to stamp out mosquitoes.
PETROLEUM	• petroleum n. A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons… • PETROLEUM n. a general term including both oil and natural gas.
PETROLEUR	• petroleur n. One who lights fires with petrol, especially (historical) a revolutionary who attacked public buildings… • PETROLEUR n. (French) a rioter who uses petroleum, as in the Paris uprising of 1871.
PETROLLED	• PETROL v. to supply with petrol (gasoline).
PETROLOGY	• petrology n. (Geology) The study of the origin, composition and structure of rock. • PETROLOGY n. the geological study of rocks.
PETRONELS	• petronels n. Plural of petronel. • PETRONEL n. a sort of hand cannon, or portable firearm, used in France in the 15th century.
PETROSALS	• petrosals n. Plural of petrosal. • PETROSAL n. the stony part of the temporal bone around the inner ear.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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English Wiktionary: 61 words
Scrabble in French: 28 words
Scrabble in Spanish: 12 words
Scrabble in Italian: 6 words
Scrabble in German: 4 words
Scrabble in Romanian: 25 words

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