orthophyric

[ awr-thuh-fahy-rik ]
/ ˌɔr θəˈfaɪ rɪk /

adjective Petrography.

of or relating to a texture in which the groundmass is characterized by closely packed, short, quadrilateral crystals of feldspar larger than those in a trachytic groundmass.

Origin of orthophyric

ortho- + -phyre + -ic

Words nearby orthophyric

orthophoria, orthophosphate, orthophosphoric acid, orthophosphorous acid, orthophthalic acid, orthophyric, orthopnea, orthopneic, orthopod, orthopoxvirus, orthopraxia