Etymology

eucrite

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Today it means: An achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐυκρινής
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐυκρινής“well-distinguished”
  2. English todayeucrite

From Ancient Greek ἐυκρινής (eukrinḗs, “well-distinguished”) and the English suffix + -ite.

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