HyperDic: porphyritic

English > 1 sense of the word porphyritic:
ADJECTIVEpertporphyritic(of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals
porphyritic > pronunciation
Soundspao.rferih'tihk
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English > porphyritic: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
Meaning(of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals.
Nounsporphyryany igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals

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