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orthophyre

orthophyre noun: a porphyritic rock that contains phenocrysts of orthoclase embedded in feldspar.

Noun

orthophyre (plural orthophyres)

  1. a porphyritic rock that contains phenocrysts of orthoclase embedded in feldspar

Forms of orthophyre

pluralorthophyres

Questions about orthophyre

What does orthophyre mean?
Orthophyre means a porphyritic rock that contains phenocrysts of orthoclase embedded in feldspar.
What part of speech is orthophyre?
Orthophyre is a noun.
What is the plural of orthophyre?
The plural of orthophyre is orthophyres.

Words near orthophyre in the dictionary

  1. orthophotomosaics
  2. orthophotoquad
  3. orthophotoquads
  4. orthophotos
  5. orthophthalic
  6. orthophyre
  7. orthophyres
  8. orthophyric
  9. orthopia
  10. orthopic
  11. orthopically

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