PORPHYRIZE

Meaning of PORPHYRIZE in English

vt to cause to resemble porphyry; to make spotted in composition, like porphyry.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

PORPHYRIZE — (v. t.) To cause to resemble porphyry; to make spotted in composition, like porphyry.
Английский словарь Webster
PORPHYRIZE — ( v. t. ) To cause to resemble porphyry; to make spotted in composition, like porphyry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PORPHYRIZE — /pawr"feuh ruyz'/ , v.t., porphyrized, porphyrizing . to subject to porphyrization. Also, esp. Brit., porphyrise . [ 1740-50; PORPHYR(Y) + …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PORPHYRIZATION — /pawr'feuh reuh zay"sheuhn/ , n. reduction to a powder, formerly done on a slab of porphyry. [ 1825-35; PORPHYRIZE + …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary