Associations to the word «Porphyry»
Noun
- Font
- Helena
- Constantinople
- Intellect
- Introduction
- Fountain
- Railing
- Tonne
- Stone
- Eruption
- Gold
- Interpretation
- Thinker
- Commentator
- Vita
- Category
- Geology
- Pearl
- Translation
- Xiv
- Preface
- Trap
- Basin
- Dome
- Doctrine
- Rome
- Erosion
- Colour
- Mining
- Relic
- Emerald
- Divinity
- Exploration
- Canyon
- Metal
- Formation
- Jerome
- Arch
- Pupil
- Mine
- Pit
- Queensland
- Ethic
- Greek
- Extract
- Prophecy
- Palace
- Volcano
- Beck
- Diagram
- Specie
- Inscription
- Grain
- Matrix
- Arc
- Emperor
- Zeus
- Demon
- Trans
- Capital
- Iron
- Barnes
- Pottery
- Astronomy
- Imperial
- Wall
- Mystery
- Stock
- Ad
- Corpus
Adjective
Wiktionary
PORPHYRY, noun. (geology) a hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix
PORPHYRY, noun. A purple-red rock of this kind.
PORPHYRY SHELL, noun. A handsome marine gastropod shell (Oliva porphyria), having a dark red or brown polished surface, marked with light spots, like porphyry.
PORPHYRY SHELLS, noun. Plural of porphyry shell
Dictionary definition
PORPHYRY, noun. Any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals.
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