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porphyritic Definition

por·phy·ritic (pôr′fə rit′ik)

adjective

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

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

porphyritic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • rock: The harder areas reveal porphyritic intermediate intrusive rock with aligned feldspar phenocrysts to 1cm or so long.

Browse dictionary entries near porphyritic

  1. ‹ porphyrin
  2. ‹ porphyria
  3. ‹ porphyratin
  4. ‹ porous
  5. ‹ porosity
  6. ‹ poromeric
  7. ‹ pornography
  8. ‹ pornographic
  9. ‹ porn
  10. ‹ porky
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