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单词 porodinous
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porodinousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from German, combined with an English element. Etymons: German porodin , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < German porodin ( A. Breithaupt Vollständige Charakteristik des Mineral-Systems (ed. 3, 1832) 12; < Hellenistic Greek πωρώδης having the form of a stalactite ( < ancient Greek πῶρος hardened stone, stalactite (see pore n.2) + -ώδης -ode comb. form1) + German -in -ine suffix2) + -ous suffix.
Geology. Obsolete. rare.
Of a mineral or rock: amorphous; not crystalline.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [adjective] > solidified
porodinous1876
1876 A. H. Green Geol. for Students: Physical Geol. ii. §4. 45 Porodinous [rocks], or those which have solidified from a gelatinous state. Certain minerals, such as Opal,..have in all likelihood been formed in this way.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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