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porphyroid
[
pawr
-f
uh
-roid
]
por·phy·roid
/
ˈpɔr
fəˌrɔɪd
/
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[
pawr
-f
uh
-roid
]
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noun
1.
a rock resembling
porphyry
.
2.
a
sedimentary rock
that has been metamorphosed so as to leave some original crystals in a fine-textured, layered matrix.
Origin:
1790–1800;
porphyr(y)
+
-oid
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World English Dictionary
porphyroid
(ˈpɔːfɪˌrɔɪd)
—
adj
1.
(of metamorphic rocks) having a texture characterized by large crystals set in a finer groundmass
—
n
2.
a metamorphic rock having this texture
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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