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porphyrizing

porphyrizing is the present participle and gerund of porphyrize.

Meaning of porphyrize

Verb

porphyrize (third-person singular simple present porphyrizes, present participle porphyrizing, simple past and past participle porphyrized)

  1. (transitive) To cause to resemble porphyry; to render spotted like porphyry.

Questions about porphyrizing

What is porphyrizing the present participle and gerund of?
Porphyrizing is the present participle and gerund of porphyrize.

Words near porphyrizing in the dictionary

  1. porphyrization
  2. porphyrizations
  3. porphyrize
  4. porphyrized
  5. porphyrizes
  6. porphyrizing
  7. porphyroblast
  8. porphyroblastic
  9. porphyroblasts
  10. porphyroclast
  11. porphyroclastic

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