Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

porphyritic

/pˌɔɹfɚˈɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: por-phyrit-ic
IPA: /pˌɔɹfɚˈɪtɪk/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to porphyry.

adj

Containing large crystals in a fine mass of material.

Etymology

Etymology tree English porphyrite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English porphyritic From porphyrite + -ic.

Derived Forms

nonporphyritic semiporphyritic

Rhymes With

critic semitic analytic parasitic catalytic psychoanalytic dendritic electrolytic paralytic arthritic hemolytic granitic

Questions

How do you pronounce porphyritic?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˌɔɹfɚˈɪtɪk/.
What does porphyritic mean?: Of or pertaining to porphyry.
Where does porphyritic come from?: Etymology tree English porphyrite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English porphyritic From porphyrite + -ic.

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