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Webster 1913 Edition
Chondrite
Chon′drite
,Noun.
[Gr.
χόνδροσ
a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.] (Min.)
A meteoric stone characterized by the presence of chondrules.
Definition 2024
chondrite
chondrite
English
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A cast of the Middlesbrough meteorite, an ordinary chondrite, which fell to earth on 14 March 1881 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Noun
chondrite (plural chondrites)
- A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules