-phyre
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a combining form representing porphyry in compound words: granophyre.
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Origin of -phyre
<French, extracted from porphyreporphyry
Words nearby -phyre
phylogeny, phylon, phylum, phyma, phymatosis, -phyre, phys., physaliform, physalis, phys. chem., physeal
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