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porphyrization

[ pawr-fuh-ruh-zey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. reduction to a powder, formerly done on a slab of porphyry.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of porphyrization1

First recorded in 1825–35; porphyrize + -ation

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