porphyry
Plural: porphyries
Noun
- any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
- A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix.
- A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix.
- A purple-red rock of this kind.
- pl. -RIES an igneous rock
Origin / Etymology
From Old French porfire, from Ancient Greek πορφυρίτης λίθος (porphurítēs líthos, “purple stone”), from πορφύρα (porphúra, “purple-fish, purple dye”).
Synonyms
porphyritic rock
Scrabble Score: 21
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Words With Friends Score: 20
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