PORPHYRITIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does porphyritic mean? 

• PORPHYRITIC (adjective)
  The adjective PORPHYRITIC has 1 sense:

1. (of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals

  Familiarity information: PORPHYRITIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PORPHYRITIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

porphyry (any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals)

Derivation:

porphyry (any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals)