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a combining form representing porphyry in compound words: granophyre.[ < F, extracted from porphyre PORPHYRY]
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-phyre — [fīr] [Fr < porphyre: see PORPHYRY] combining form a porphyritic rock … English World dictionary
phyre — vit·ro·phyre; por·phyre·an; … English syllables
-phyre — ˌfī(ə)r, ˌfīə noun combining form ( s) Etymology: French phyre, from porphyre porphyry, from Medieval Latin porphyrium more at porphyry : porphyritic rock aphanophyre * * * a combining form representing … Useful english dictionary
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phyre — lamprophyre porphyre … Dictionnaire des rimes
-phyre — a word element used to form names of porphyritic rocks, as in granophyre. {Greek phyr, meaning porphyry} …
gran|o|phyre — «GRAN uh fyr», noun. a porphyritic rock in which the groundmass is a microscopic crystalline intergrowth of the component minerals. ╂[< German Granophyr < Granit granite + (Por)phyr porphyry] … Useful english dictionary
mel|a|phyre — «MEHL uh fyr», noun. any one of various dark colored igneous rocks of porphyritic texture. ╂[< French mélaphyre < Greek mélas black + French porphyre porphyry] … Useful english dictionary
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