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chondrule |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chondrule \Chon"drule\, n. [Dim. from Gr ? a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.] (Min.) A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imbedded more or less abundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called chondrites. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chondrule n : small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks
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