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单词 porphyry
释义 porphyry
n. (pl. -ies)
  1. a hard rock quarried in ancient Egypt, composed of crystals of white or red feldspar in a red matrix.
  2. Geol. an igneous rock with large crystals scattered in a matrix of much smaller crystals.
Derivatives
porphyritic adj.
Etymology: ME ult. f. med.L porphyreum f. Gk porphurites f. porphura purple
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