This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
chondrite
[ kon-drahyt ]
/ ˈkɒn draɪt /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
a stony meteorite containing chondrules.
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
OTHER WORDS FROM chondrite
chon·drit·ic [kon-drit-ik], /kɒnˈdrɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby chondrite
chondrichthyan, chondrify, chondrin, chondrio-, chondriosome, chondrite, chondro-, chondrocranium, chondroid, chondroitin sulfate, chondroma
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use chondrite in a sentence
Carbonaceous chondrites are known to contain water, though most samples have been contaminated by long contact with Earth’s atmosphere.
A Pristine Chunk of Space Rock Found Within Hours of Hitting Earth Can Tell Us About the Birth of the Solar System|Eleanor K. Sansom|November 20, 2022|Singularity HubTo test whether or not the material that formed Earth could have delivered this deep water, cosmochemist Laurette Piani of the University of Lorraine in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France, and colleagues analyzed meteorites known as enstatite chondrites.
Earth’s building blocks may have had far more water than previously thought|Christopher Crockett|August 27, 2020|Science News
British Dictionary definitions for chondrite
chondrite
/ (ˈkɒndraɪt) /
noun
a stony meteorite consisting mainly of silicate minerals in the form of chondrulesCompare achondrite
Derived forms of chondrite
chondritic (kɒnˈdrɪtɪk), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for chondrite
chondrite
[ 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.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.