lamprophyre

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lam′prə fīər′)


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lam•pro•phyre  (lam′prə fīər′),USA pronunciation n. [Petrol.]
  1. Rocksany dark intrusive rock in which dark minerals occur both as phenocrysts and as groundmass.
  • Greek lamprós clear) + -phyre
  • 1885–90; lampro- (
lam•pro•phyr•ic  (lam′prə fir′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
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