porphyritic

[ pawr-fuh-rit-ik ]

/ ˌpɔr fəˈrɪt ɪk /

adjective Petrology.

of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling porphyry, its texture, or its structure.

Origin of porphyritic

1375–1425; late Middle English porphiritike<Medieval Latin porphyrīticus<Greek porphyrītikós of porphyry; see -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM porphyritic

non·por·phy·rit·ic, adjectivepseu·do·por·phy·rit·ic, adjectivesub·por·phy·rit·ic, adjective

Words nearby porphyritic

porphyria, porphyria cutanea tarda, porphyrin, porphyrinogen, porphyrinuria, porphyritic, porphyrization, porphyrize, porphyroblast, porphyrogenite, porphyroid

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Example sentences from the Web for porphyritic

But the bulk of the moraine is composed of porphyritic granite derived from Feldspar and Cathedral Valleys.
The Yosemite|John Muir
A Porphyritic sienite cropped out at the head of the first swamp, about a mile from our last camp.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
From two to three feet of mighty greenstone penetrate these porphyritic rocks.
Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2|Ferdinand Gregorovius
Whether it was granitic or porphyritic, I had no opportunity of examining, but incline to think it belonged to the latter.
Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia|Thomas Forester

The sands and sandstones become highly crystalline quartzites, spotted with porphyritic developments of silicates.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith

British Dictionary definitions for porphyritic

porphyritic

/ (ˌpɔːfɪˈrɪtɪk) /

adjective

(of rocks) having large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals

consisting of porphyry

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单词	porphyritic
释义	porphyritic [ pawr-fuh-rit-ik ] / ˌpɔr fəˈrɪt ɪk / adjective Petrology. of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling porphyry, its texture, or its structure. Origin of porphyritic 1375–1425; late Middle English porphiritike<Medieval Latin porphyrīticus<Greek porphyrītikós of porphyry; see -ic OTHER WORDS FROM porphyritic non·por·phy·rit·ic, adjectivepseu·do·por·phy·rit·ic, adjectivesub·por·phy·rit·ic, adjective Words nearby porphyritic porphyria, porphyria cutanea tarda, porphyrin, porphyrinogen, porphyrinuria, porphyritic, porphyrization, porphyrize, porphyroblast, porphyrogenite, porphyroid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for porphyritic But the bulk of the moraine is composed of porphyritic granite derived from Feldspar and Cathedral Valleys. The Yosemite\|John Muir A Porphyritic sienite cropped out at the head of the first swamp, about a mile from our last camp. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia\|Ludwig Leichhardt From two to three feet of mighty greenstone penetrate these porphyritic rocks. Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2\|Ferdinand Gregorovius Whether it was granitic or porphyritic, I had no opportunity of examining, but incline to think it belonged to the latter. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia\|Thomas Forester The sands and sandstones become highly crystalline quartzites, spotted with porphyritic developments of silicates. The Economic Aspect of Geology\|C. K. Leith British Dictionary definitions for porphyritic porphyritic / (ˌpɔːfɪˈrɪtɪk) / adjective (of rocks) having large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals consisting of porphyry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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