-phyre

Word Origin

a combining form representing porphyry, in compound words:

granophyre.

Origin

< French, extracted from porphyre porphyry

Related Words

granophyre
lamprophyre
orthophyric

-phyrea word element used to form names of porphyritic rocks, as in granophyre.

[Greek -phyr, meaning porphyry]

-phyre|faɪə(r)|comb. form of porphyry used in names of porphyritic rocks, as granophyre, keratophyre.

-phyre
\ˌfī(ə)r, ˌfīə\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: French -phyre, from porphyre porphyry, from Medieval Latin porphyrium — more at porphyry
: porphyritic rock
< aphanophyre >

词汇	-phyre
词根词缀	Dictionary.com Macquarie OED Webster -phyre Word Origin 1 a combining form representing porphyry, in compound words: granophyre. Origin < French, extracted from porphyre porphyry Related Words granophyre lamprophyre orthophyric -phyrea word element used to form names of porphyritic rocks, as in granophyre. [Greek -phyr, meaning porphyry] -phyre\|faɪə(r)\|comb. form of porphyry used in names of porphyritic rocks, as granophyre, keratophyre. -phyre \ˌfī(ə)r, ˌfīə\ noun combining form (-s) Etymology: French -phyre, from porphyre porphyry, from Medieval Latin porphyrium — more at porphyry : porphyritic rock < aphanophyre >
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