chondrite

[ kon-drahyt ]

noun

1. a stony meteorite containing chondrules.

chondrite

/ kɒnˈdrɪtɪk; ˈkɒndraɪt /

noun

1. See achondrite
   a stony meteorite consisting mainly of silicate minerals in the form of chondrules Compare achondrite

chondrite

/ kŏn′drīt′ /

1. A stony meteorite that contains chondrules embedded in a fine matrix of the silicate minerals olivine and pyroxene. About 85 percent of all meteorites are chondrites.

Derived Forms

• chondritic, adjective

Other Words From

• chon·drit·ic [kon-, drit, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chondrite¹

First recorded in 1880–85; chondr- + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Carbonaceous chondrites are known to contain water, though most samples have been contaminated by long contact with Earth’s atmosphere.

From Singularity Hub 

To test whether or not the material that formed Earth could have delivered this deep water, cosmochemist Laurette Piani of the University of Lorraine in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France, and colleagues analyzed meteorites known as enstatite chondrites.

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