- 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. Source: opted
- 2. adj. (of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals Source: wordnet
- 3. 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. Source: webster
- 4. Relating to, or resembling, porphyry, that is, characterized bythe presence of distinct crystals, as of feldspar, quartz, or augite,in a relatively fine-grained base, often aphanitic orcryptocrystalline. Source: adambom
- 5. a. (of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals Source: ecdict
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