Definition of Porphyritic

1. Adjective. (of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals.

Partainyms: Porphyry
Derivative terms: Porphyry

Definition of Porphyritic

1. a. Relating to, or resembling, porphyry, that is, characterized by the presence of distinct crystals, as of feldspar, quartz, or augite, in a relatively fine-grained base, often aphanitic or cryptocrystalline.

Definition of Porphyritic

1. Adjective. of or pertaining to porphyry ¹

2. Adjective. (geology) containing large crystals in a fine mass of material ¹

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Definition of Porphyritic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Porphyritic

porphycenes
porphyraceous
porphyre
porphyria
porphyrias
porphyric
porphyrically
porphyries
porphyrin
porphyrinic
porphyrinogen
porphyrinogens
porphyrins
porphyrite
porphyrites
porphyritic (current term)
porphyritic rock
porphyrization
porphyrizations
porphyrize
porphyrized
porphyrizes
porphyrizing
porphyroblast
porphyroblasts
porphyrogenitism
porphyrogeniture
porphyropsin
porphyropsins
porphyry

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