1. (of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals

See also: porphyry

Encyclopedia: Porphyritic

• cassocked
• cassoulet
• cassowary
• cast
• cast about
• cast anchor
• cast around
• cast aside
• cast down
• cast of characters
• cast on
• cast out
• cast-iron
• cast-iron plant
• cast-off
• Castanea
• Castanea chrysophylla
• Castanea crenata
• Castanea dentata
• Castanea mollissima
• Castanea ozarkensis
• Castanea pumila
• Castanea sativa
• castanets
• Castanopsis