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porphyritic

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(pôr′fə rit′ik)

adjective

of porphyry
like porphyry; having distinct crystals in a fine-grained mass

Origin: ME porphiritike < ML porphyriticus < L porphyrites < Gr porphyritēs

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adjective

Of or containing porphyry.
Containing relatively large isolated crystals in a mass of fine texture.

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