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porphyrization
[pawr-f
uh
-r
uh
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zey
-sh
uh
n]
Word Origin
noun
reduction to a powder, formerly done on a slab of porphyry.
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Origin of
porphyrization
First recorded in
1825–35;
porphyrize
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-ation
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