porphyrite

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noun

Any porphyritic rock.

“augite porphyrite”

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounporphyrite (plural porphyrites)

plural porphyrites

  1. Any porphyritic rock.

    augite porphyrite

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 玢岩
  • 玢岩 (ban¹ ngaam⁴)rock with a porphyritic structure
Chinese Mandarin 玢岩
  • 玢岩 (bīnyán)rock with a porphyritic structure
Finnish porfyriitti
  • porfyriittirock with a porphyritic structure
French porphyrite
  • porphyriterock with a porphyritic structure
Japanese 玢岩
  • 玢岩 (hingan)rock with a porphyritic structure
Russian порфирит
  • порфирит (porfirit)rock with a porphyritic structure
Cite this entry
APA

porphyrite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porphyrite

MLA

“porphyrite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porphyrite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porphyrite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porphyrite.

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