Melaphyre Definition

mĕlə-fīr
noun
Any dark-colored porphyritic igneous rock.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Melaphyre

Noun

Singular:
melaphyre
Plural:
melaphyres

Origin of Melaphyre

  • French mélaphyre Greek melās black French porphyre porphyry (from Medieval Latin porphyrium porphyry)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French, from Ancient Greek, meaning "black porphyry".

    From Wiktionary

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