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porphyrous

porphyrous adjective: of or crafted from porphyry.

Adjective

porphyrous (comparative more porphyrous, superlative most porphyrous)

  1. Of or crafted from porphyry.
  2. Of purple hue, like that of porphyry.

Forms of porphyrous

comparativemore porphyrous
superlativemost porphyrous

Origin of porphyrous

From porphyry + -ous.

Questions about porphyrous

What does porphyrous mean?
Porphyrous means of or crafted from porphyry.
What part of speech is porphyrous?
Porphyrous is an adjective.

Words near porphyrous in the dictionary

  1. porphyrophobia
  2. porphyrophobic
  3. porphyrophobics
  4. porphyropsin
  5. porphyropsins
  6. porphyrous
  7. porphyroxine
  8. porphyry
  9. porphyry shell
  10. porphyry shells
  11. porpicide

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