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chondrule
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun chondrule has 1 sense
- chondrule(n = noun.object) - small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks; is a part of chondrite
is a kind of granule
CIDE DICTIONARY
chondrule, n. [Dim. from Gr. a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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