achondritic

A1C3H4O1N1D2R1I1T1I1C3

adjective

Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.

Opposite
chondritic
Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveachondritic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographyOf or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.

    GRA 06128 and 06129 (hereafter referred to as GRA 06128/9) are paired achondritic meteorites recovered from the same Antarctic icefield.

    2009 January 8, James M. D. Day et al., "Early formation of evolved asteroidal crust", Nature, 457:7226, doi:10.1038/nature07651

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot having a granular structure

Opposite
chondritic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From achondrite + -ic.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Portuguese acondrítico
  • acondríticopertaining to achondrites
Spanish acondrítico
  • acondríticopertaining to achondrites
Cite this entry
APA

achondritic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achondritic

MLA

“achondritic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achondritic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achondritic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achondritic.

Source: achondritic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.