-PHYRE

Meaning of -PHYRE in English

a combining form representing porphyry in compound words: granophyre.

[ porphyre PORPHYRY ]

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-PHYRE — ˌfī(ə)r, ˌfīə noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: French -phyre, from porphyre porphyry, from Medieval Latin porphyrium — more …
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PHYRE — stands for Port Hope Young Robotic Engineers, used often to describe the top team at the CanadaFirst Robotic Games Example: …
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GRANOPHYRE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from grano- + French -phyre (as in porphyre porphyry) Date: 1882 a porphyritic igneous rock …
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VITROPHYRE — ˈvi.trəˌfī(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary vitr- + -phyre; originally formed as German vitrophyr : porphyritic glassy …
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VITR- — combining form or vitro- Etymology: Latin vitrum glass — more at woad : glass : glassy vitro phyre de vitr …
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-PHYRIC — |firik, -īrik, -rēk adjective combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary -phyre + -ic : porphyritic a phyric
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PEGMATOPHYRE — pegˈmad.əˌfī(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: pegmat ite + -o- + -phyre : a granite porphyry with micropegmatitic groundmass
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MELAPHYRE — ˈmeləˌfī(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: French mélaphyre, from méla- mela- + -phyre 1. : a porphyritic rock consisting of …
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LEUCITOPHYRE — lüˈsīd.əˌfī(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary leucite + -o- + -phyre; probably originally formed as German leuzitophyr …
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LAMPROPHYRE — ˈlamprəˌfī(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lampro- + -phyre; originally formed as German lamprophyr : any of …
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LAMPRO- — combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from lampros bright, from lampein to give light, shine — more at lamp …
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KERATOPHYRE — ˈkerəd.ōˌfī(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary kerat- + -phyre; originally formed as German keratophyr 1. : any …
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GRANOPHYRE — ˈgranəˌfī(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary grano- + -phyre; originally formed as German granophyr : a porphyritic …
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FELSOPHYRE — ˈfelsəˌfī(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: German felsophyr, from felso- (from felsit felsite, from English felsite ) + -phyr -phyre …
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AUGITOPHYRE — ȯˈjid.əˌfī(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary augite + -o- + -phyre : a porphyritic rock with augite …
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APHANOPHYRE — əˈfanəˌfī(ə)r, aˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: aphan- + -phyre : a porphyry with aphanitic groundmass
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ALBITOPHYRE — alˈbid.əˌfī(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary albite + -o- + -phyre; originally formed in French : a …
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ORTHOPHYRIC — /awr'theuh fuy"rik/ , adj. Petrog. of or pertaining to a texture in which the groundmass is characterized by closely packed, …
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LAMPROPHYRE — — lamprophyric /lam'preuh fir"ik/ , adj. /lam"preuh fuyeur'/ , n. Petrol. any dark intrusive rock in which dark minerals occur …
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GRANOPHYRE — — granophyric /gran'euh fir"ik/ , adj. /gran"euh fuyeur'/ , n. a fine-grained or porphyritic granitic rock with a micrographic intergrowth …
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GRANOPHYRE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from grano- + French -phyre (as in porphyre porphyry) Date: 1882 : a porphyritic igneous …
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GRANOPHYRE — [grano.phyre] n [ISV, fr. grano- + F -phyre (as in porphyre porphyry)] (1882): a porphyritic igneous rock chiefly of feldspar …
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SMRT — Made famous by Homer (Simpson), now used to describe a struggling team at the Canada FIRST Robotic Games Example: Wow, …
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