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Meaning of porphyre | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Nom donné au granite contenant de grands cristaux d’orthose, formés en profondeur.

Equivalents

Français porphyre porphyré

Examples

“Let us consider the red and white colours in porphyre: hinder light but from striking on it, and its colours vanish; it no longer produces any such ideas in us[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

porphyria Porphyrian tree porphyrilic acid porphyrin porphyrinate porphyrinogen

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