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Porphyry Definition & Meaning

porphyry
noun
  1. any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals

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What does porphyry mean?
any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
What part of speech is porphyry?
Porphyry is a noun.

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