Lunarite
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The substance that forms the lighter portions of the lunar surface, as opposed to lunabase. uncountable
"The melting conditions in the lunarite were evidently different from those in the lunabase, on account of the difference in chemical composition; and from analogy with terrestrial conditions, the latter melted more easily."
- 2 Synonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”).
"Although his achievements were not numerous, he was able to hammer out a successful trade agreement with the Moon. The Lunarites were certainly pleased that their rich mining resources, needed by the Earth, were traded practically straight across for the air and water which they so desperately needed."
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More examples"The melting conditions in the lunarite were evidently different from those in the lunabase, on account of the difference in chemical composition; and from analogy with terrestrial conditions, the latter melted more easily."
Etymology
From lunar + -ite.
From Lunar (“pertaining to Luna”) + -ite.
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