petrolithic

adjective

pet·​ro·​lith·​ic

1

: of, relating to, or constituting a road surface consolidated to a rocklike firmness

2

: of, relating to, or constituting the tampers and other apparatus used to harden a road surface

Word History

Etymology

petr- + lithic

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