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a combining form representing porphyry in compound words: granophyre.
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Origin of -phyre
<French, extracted from porphyreporphyry
Words nearby -phyre
phylogenetic classification, phylogeny, phylon, phylum, phyma, -phyre, phys., physalis, phys. chem., phys ed, phys. geog.
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