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porphyroid

[ pawr-fuh-roid ]
/ ˈpɔr fəˌrɔɪd /

noun

a rock resembling porphyry.
a sedimentary rock that has been metamorphosed so as to leave some original crystals in a fine-textured, layered matrix.

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Origin of porphyroid

First recorded in 1790–1800; porphyr(y) + -oid

Words nearby porphyroid

porphyritic, porphyrization, porphyrize, porphyroblast, porphyrogenite, porphyroid, porphyropsin, porphyry, porpoise, porrect, porridge
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Example sentences from the Web for porphyroid

  • Pumice and trachyte are the most common rocks around this mountain, and these are augitic or porphyroid.

    The Andes and the Amazon|James Orton

British Dictionary definitions for porphyroid

porphyroid
/ (ˈpɔːfɪˌrɔɪd) /

adjective

(of metamorphic rocks) having a texture characterized by large crystals set in a finer groundmass

noun

a metamorphic rock having this texture
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