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porphyry: Meaning and Definition of
por•phy•ry
Pronunciation: (pôr'fu-rē), [key]
— pl. -ries.
- a very hard rock, anciently quarried in Egypt, having a dark, purplish-red groundmass containing small crystals of feldspar.
- any igneous rock containing coarse crystals, as phenocrysts, in a finer-grained groundmass.
Por•phy•ry
Pronunciation: (pôr'fu-rē), [key]
— n.
- a.d.c233–c304, Greek philosopher.
See also:
- porphyry (Thesaurus)
