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porphyritic

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Main Entry:
por·phy·rit·ic 
          Listen to the pronunciation of porphyritic
Pronunciation:
\ˌpr-fə-ˈri-tik\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English porphiritike, from Medieval Latin porphyriticus, from Greek porphyritikos, from porphyritēs (lithos) porphyry
Date:
15th century
1 : of or relating to porphyry 2 : having distinct crystals (as of feldspar) in a relatively fine-grained base


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