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porphyroid
[ pawr-fuh-roid ]
/ ˈpɔr fəˌrɔɪd /
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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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How to use porphyroid in a sentence
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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