stony meteorite

noun

any of various meteorites composed mainly of rock-forming silicates, especially olivine, plagioclase, and pyroxene, and classified as achondrites or chondrites.

Words nearby stony meteorite

stonker, stonkered, stony, stony brook, stony coral, stony meteorite, stony pit, stony point, stony-broke, stony-faced, stony-hearted

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British Dictionary definitions for stony meteorite

stony meteorite

noun

a meteorite composed mainly of silicates

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Scientific definitions for stony meteorite

stony meteorite

See under meteorite.