| GRANOPHYRE | • granophyre n. A subvolcanic rock with angular intergrowths of quartz and alkali feldspar. • GRANOPHYRE n. a kind of quartz-porphyry. |
| GRANOPHYRES | • granophyres n. Plural of granophyre. • GRANOPHYRE n. a kind of quartz-porphyry. |
| KERATOPHYRE | • keratophyre n. (Petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz. • KERATOPHYRE n. a fine-grained soda trachyte. |
| KERATOPHYRES | • keratophyres n. Plural of keratophyre. • KERATOPHYRE n. a fine-grained soda trachyte. |
| LAMPROPHYRE | • lamprophyre n. (Geology) An uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths… • LAMPROPHYRE n. a compact intrusive rock with phenocrysts of black mica, hornblende, etc. |
| LAMPROPHYRES | • lamprophyres n. Plural of lamprophyre. • LAMPROPHYRE n. a compact intrusive rock with phenocrysts of black mica, hornblende, etc. |
| MELAPHYRE | • melaphyre n. (Obsolete) Various dark-coloured volcanic igneous rocks rich in augite, similar to and in some definitions… • MELAPHYRE n. any one of several dark-colored augitic, eruptive rocks allied to basalt. |
| MELAPHYRES | • melaphyres n. Plural of melaphyre. • MELAPHYRE n. any one of several dark-colored augitic, eruptive rocks allied to basalt. |
| ORTHOPHYRE | • orthophyre n. (Geology) a porphyritic rock that contains phenocrysts of orthoclase embedded in feldspar. • ORTHOPHYRE n. a fine-grained syenitic rock with orthoclase crystals. |
| ORTHOPHYRES | • ORTHOPHYRE n. a fine-grained syenitic rock with orthoclase crystals. |
| OUTHYRE | • OUTHYRE v. (Spenser) to hire out. |
| OUTHYRED | • OUTHYRE v. (Spenser) to hire out. |
| OUTHYRES | • OUTHYRE v. (Spenser) to hire out. |
| THYREOID | • THYREOID n. a shield-shaped bone. |
| THYREOIDS | • THYREOID n. a shield-shaped bone. |