mimophyre
/ˈmʌɪməfʌɪə/Geology rare
noun
A type of uncrystallized rock with coarse grains of feldspar, resembling a porphyry.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Thomas De la Beche (1796–1855), geologist. From French mimophyre from Hellenistic Greek μιμο- + French -phyre (in porphyre).
- inevitable
- inevitably
- inexact
- inexactitude
- assignable
- assignation
- assignee
- assigner
- assignment
- assignor
- (as) silent as the grave
- (as) silent (or quiet) as the grave
- assimilable
- assimilate
- assimilation
- assimilationist
- assimilative
- assimilativeness
- assimilator
- assimilatory
- Assiniboin
- Assiniboine
- Assiniboine River
- Assisi
- assist