Etymology

chondrus

C3H4O1N1D2R1U1S1

Today it means: Synonym of chondrule. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χόνδρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromχόνδρος
  2. English todaychondrus

From Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros). By surface analysis, chondr- + Latin -us.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχόνδρος all →

chondritechondrulechondrechondrigenchondrio-chondro-chondrosin

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