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English 1 sense of the word porphyry:
NOUNsubstanceporphyry, porphyritic rockany igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
porphyry pronunciation
Soundspao'rferiy
Rhymesaccessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy...
Englishporphyry: 1 sense noun 1, substance
MeaningAny igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals.
Synonymporphyritic rock
Broaderigneous rockrock formed by the solidification of molten magma
Substancesgroundmass(geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger / larger crystals are embedded
Spanishpórfido, porfirio, roca porfírica
Catalanpòrfir
Adjectivesporphyritic(of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals

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