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PRONUNCIATION OF PORPHYROUS

porphyrous  [ˈpɔːfɪrəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PORPHYROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Porphyrous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PORPHYROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of porphyrous in the English dictionary

The definition of porphyrous in the dictionary is of or relating to porphyry.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PORPHYROUS


adenovirus
ˌædɪnəʊˈvaɪrəs
Algeciras
ˌældʒɪˈsɪrəs
antivirus
ˈæntɪˌvaɪrəs
cirrus
ˈsɪrəs
coronavirus
kəˈrəʊnəˌvaɪrəs
Cyrus
ˈsaɪrəs
cytomegalovirus
ˌsaɪtəʊˈmɛɡələʊˌvaɪrəs
echovirus
ˈɛkəʊˌvaɪrəs
gyrus
ˈdʒaɪrəs
herpesvirus
ˈhɜːpiːzˌvaɪrəs
lentivirus
ˈlɛntɪˌvaɪrəs
norovirus
ˈnɔːrəʊˌvaɪrəs
papyrus
pəˈpaɪrəs
parvovirus
ˈpɑːvəʊˌvaɪrəs
picornavirus
ˈpɪˈkɔːnəˌvaɪrəs
provirus
ˈprəʊˌvaɪrəs
retrovirus
ˈrɛtrəʊˌvaɪrəs
rhinovirus
ˈraɪnəʊˌvaɪrəs
rotavirus
ˈrəʊtəˌvaɪrəs
virus
ˈvaɪrəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PORPHYROUS

porpentine
porpess
porphyria
porphyric
porphyries
porphyrin
porphyrite
porphyritic
porphyrogenite
porphyroid
porphyropsin
porphyry
porpoise
porporate
porraceous
porrect
porrection
porridge
porridgy
porriginous

WORDS THAT END LIKE PORPHYROUS

adventurous
butyrous
dangerous
decorous
disastrous
ferrous
generous
glamorous
glamourous
gyrous
humorous
monstrous
nitrous
numerous
porous
prosperous
rigorous
treacherous
vigorous
wondrous

Synonyms and antonyms of porphyrous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «porphyrous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PORPHYROUS

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The translations of porphyrous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «porphyrous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

porphyrous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

porphyrous
570 millions of speakers

English

porphyrous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

porphyrous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

porphyrous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

porphyrous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

porphyrous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

porphyrous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

porphyre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Porfiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

porphyrous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

porphyrous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

porphyrous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Porfiri
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

porphyrous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

porphyrous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोलाकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

porphyrous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

porphyrous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

porphyrous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

porphyrous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

porphyrous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

porphyrous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

porphyrous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

porphyrous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

porphyrous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of porphyrous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PORPHYROUS»

The term «porphyrous» is used very little and occupies the 166.183 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PORPHYROUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about porphyrous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORPHYROUS»

Discover the use of porphyrous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to porphyrous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Petralogy: A Treatise on Rocks
The whole of this mountainous district is composed of porphyrous rocks of different species, varying from each other in colour, in the disposition of their constituent parts, in degree of hardness, and the different state of oxydation of the iron ...
John Pinkerton, 1811
2
Geology of Poland: Tectonics
In the We.gorzewo vicinity this complex contains granitoids and monzonites which have a coarse-grained porphyrous texture, and which 64 CRYSTALLINE BASEMENT OF THE EPI-GOTHIAN PLATFORM Late Karelian Relics The Gothian ...
Stanisław Sokołowski, Stanisław Bukowy, Instytut Geologiczny (Poland), 1978
3
Geology of Poland: Stratigraphy
... me- laphyres and porphyries, and porphyrous-tuffa- ceous conglomerates Red clays with gypsum, light-grey clayey, calcareous-sandy rocks, probably also porphyrous- -limestone conglomerates Red quartz sandstones, siltstones with small ...
Stanisław Sokołowski, 1970
4
Geology of Poland
... quartzous, subvolcanic and volcanic; Westphalian — Stephanian: 16 — ^ porphyrous tuffs, 17 — conglomerates, sandstones and siltstones, partly tuffaceous, in some spots porphyrous, epigenetic breccias — Glinnik g Beds; Stephanian: IS ...
Instytut Geologiczny (Warsaw, Poland), 1977
5
Geology of Poland: Tectonics
... Westphalian — Stephanian: 16 — porphyrous tuffs, 17 — conglomerates, sandstones and siltstones, partly tuffaceous, in some spots porphyrous, epigenetic breccias — Glinnik Beds; Stephanian: 18 — conglomerates and sandstones, minor ...
‎1977
6
Mistress of Molecules
... we did, constantly pointing out the small window and calling out words like " azuline, cyaneous, and porphyrous." At one point, I thought he said, "Watch it," and I looked around for signs of a pursuer. "Not 'watch it," he laughed. "Watchet.
Gerald M. Weinberg, 2010
7
The Traveller's Guide; Or, a Topographical Description of ...
The lowest stratum is a coarse pudding stone, formed of fragments os a porphyrous rock, of a number of different siZCS, mixed with agood deal of red felt -spar; above this stratum is another of porphyry from 30 to 40 feet thick. A very rare soffil ...
Scotland, 1798
8
The Scots Magazine ...
... assume a porphyric appearance, which is very visible in the gnarry above the Bridewell. The low'est stratum is a coarse pudding stone, formed of fragments of a porphyrous "rock, or" a number os different sizes, mixed with agood deal of red  ...
‎1796
9
The Cathedrals of Southern France
... Pyrenees BigorreTheplain of SavoieAregion comprising ramifying Berry A fertile group of porphyrous and granite elevations range ofCantal chains ofMontDore anddes Dômes Limousin A land of plateaux, ravines, and granite mountainous, ...
Blanche McManus
10
Journal of a Tour in Germany, Sweden, Russia, Poland, During ...
In descending from this last covering we meet at Soerna, Elfdal, &c. a vast formation of siliceous sandstone; and above this, in the parish of Lima, grunstein in some places porphyrous, as also amygda- hide. In Elfdal and Sweden* 347.
John Thomas James, 1817

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORPHYROUS»

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Impressions from Gaza: minority Christians and Hamas
Over at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrous, a parishioner there who also asked not to be named said Christians were concerned ... «Reuters Blogs, May 09»

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