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porphyry

porp·hyry

UK/ˈpɔɹ.fɪ.ɹi/ US/ˈpɔɹ.fə.ɹi/ uncommon

noun

1.

any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals

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Origin

From Old French porfire, from Ancient Greek πορφυρίτης λίθος (porphurítēs líthos, “purple stone”), from πορφύρα (porphúra, “purple-fish, purple dye”).

Phrases

  • porphyrogenite → porphyrogenitism
  • porphyry shell

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