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noun
A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: chondre, chondrus
Antonyms: none provided
noun
small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: granule
History
A diminutive from Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain”), in imitation of granule. By surface analysis, chondr- + -ule.
Across languages
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