porphyraceous
/ˌpɔːfɪˈreɪʃəs/Geology rare
adjective
= porphyritic.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Kirwan (1733–1812), chemist and mineralogist. From porphyr- + -aceous, perhaps after a German model.
- orthose
- orthoselection
- orthosilicate
- orthosilicic acid
- orthosis
- orthostat
- orthostatic
- orthostereoscopic
- orthostereoscopically
- orthostereoscopy
- orthostichous
- orthostichy
- orthostyle
- orthosymmetric
- orthotectonic
- orthotic
- orthotics
- orthotist
- orthotomic
- orthotone
- orthotonic
- orthotopic
- orthotriaene
- orthotropic
- orthotropism