💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Porphyrian"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| porphyrynoun | (geology) A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix. |
| porphyrionoun | A swamphen. |
| porphyritic | (geology) Containing large crystals in a fine mass of material. |
| porphyrianoun | (pathology) Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine. |
| paphiannoun | (literary) A prostitute. |
| porionnoun | (anatomy) The point on the human skull located at the upper margin of each ear canal, and underlying the tragus. |
| poritesnoun | a genus of stony coral; they are small polyp stony corals. |
| porporinonoun | (obsolete or historical) A composition of mercury, tin, and sulphur, forming a yellow powder, sometimes used by mediaeval artists as a cheaper alternative to gold. |
| porismnoun | A corollary. |
| parosmianoun | (pathology) A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant. |
| poriferous | Of or related to the Porifera. |
| porotic | Having or relating to porosis. |
| paracelsiannoun | A proponent of Paracelsianism |
| pariannoun | A ceramic ware, a kind of bisque porcelain, supposed to resemble the fine-textured white marble of Paros. |
| porose | Alternative form of porous. [Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.] |
| porzananoun | a genus of birds in the crake and rail family, Rallidae. |
| porphyrinnoun | (organic chemistry) Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square or other similar shape; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.). |
| parergonnoun | A piece of work that is supplementary to or a byproduct of a larger work. |
| parmenidesnoun | An Ancient Greek philosopher born in Elea, in southern Italy. Founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy. |
| paroophoronnoun | (anatomy) A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, corresponding with the paradidymis of the male. |
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