petrous, stonelike
(adjective) (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
petrous (not comparable)
Resembling rock or stone in its hardness.
(anatomy) Of the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.
• -pterous, Proteus, Puertos, Stroupe, Troupes, posture, pourest, pouters, proteus, spouter, store up, troupes
Source: Wiktionary
Pe"trous, a. Etym: [L. petrosus, fr. petra a stone.]
1. Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone. Hooper.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Same as Petrosal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2024
(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
