Achondrite
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules.
"The study confirms a 20-year-old theory that balsaltic^([sic]) achondrite meteorites are projected off the surface of the asteroid 4 Vesta, the second largest asteroid in the solar system, which lies between Jupiter and Mars."
- 2 a stony meteor lacking chondrules wordnet
Example
More examples"The study confirms a 20-year-old theory that balsaltic^([sic]) achondrite meteorites are projected off the surface of the asteroid 4 Vesta, the second largest asteroid in the solar system, which lies between Jupiter and Mars."
Etymology
From a- + chondrite.
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