chondrite

American

[kon-drahyt] / ˈkɒn draɪt /

noun

a stony meteorite containing chondrules.

chondrite British

/ kɒnˈdrɪtɪk, ˈkɒndraɪt /

noun

a stony meteorite consisting mainly of silicate minerals in the form of chondrules Compare achondrite

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chondrite Scientific

/ kŏn′drīt′ /

A stony meteorite that contains chondrules embedded in a fine matrix of the silicate minerals olivine and pyroxene. About 85 percent of all meteorites are chondrites.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

chondritic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of chondrite

First recorded in 1880–85; chondr- + -ite ¹

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