- granophyric
- adjective see granophyre
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
granophyric
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granophyric — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|firik adjective : of, belonging to, or like granophyre * * * granophyric / firˈik or fīrˈik/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑granite … Useful english dictionary
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granophyric — gran·o·phyr·ic … English syllables
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granophyre — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from grano + French phyre (as in porphyre porphyry) Date: 1882 a porphyritic igneous rock chiefly of feldspar and quartz with granular groundmass • granophyric adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
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