1. porphyry

noun. ['ˈpɔrfɝi'] any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals.

Rhymes with Porphyry

• caffery
• humfry
• humphery
• humphery
• jefferey
• jeffery
• laughery
• midwifery
• periphery
• puffery

How do you pronounce porphyry?

Pronounce porphyry as ˈpɔrfəri.

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Sentences with porphyry

1. Adjective
These deposits are called porphyry copper deposits.

2. Noun, singular or mass
The rock composing the Tower, called phonolite porphyry, formed hexagonal columns when it cooled and contracted.