chondrule

[ kon-drool ]

noun

1. a small round mass of olivine or pyroxene found in stony meteorites.

chondrule

/ ˈkɒndruːl /

noun

1. one of the small spherical masses of mainly silicate minerals present in chondrites

chondrule

/ kŏn′dro̅o̅l /

1. A small round granule of olivine or pyroxene occurring in many stony meteorites. Chondrules are thought to have formed from the condensation of hot gases in the solar system.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chondrule¹

First recorded in 1885–90; chondr- + -ule