chondrite

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/ˈkɒndɹaɪt/

noun

A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.

OriginAncient Greek χόνδρος →
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Meanings

nounchondrite (plural chondrites)

plural chondrites

  1. A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχόνδρος“grain”
  2. Englishchondrite

From Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain”) + -ite. By surface analysis, chondr- + -ite.

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Translations

Basque kondrita
  • kondritameteorite
Chinese Mandarin 球粒狀隕石 /球粒状陨石
  • 球粒狀隕石 /球粒状陨石 (qiúlìzhuàng yǔnshí)meteorite
Dutch chondriet
  • chondrietmeteorite
Estonian kondriit
  • kondriitmeteorite
Finnish kivimeteoriitti, kondriitti
  • kivimeteoriittimeteorite
  • kondriittimeteorite
French chondrite
  • chondritemeteorite
German Chondrit
  • Chondritmeteorite
Italian condrite
  • condritemeteorite
Polish chondryt
  • chondrytmeteorite
Portuguese condrito
  • condritometeorite
Russian хондри́т
  • хондри́т (xondrít)meteorite
Spanish condrita
  • condritameteorite

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

threnodic
Cite this entry
APA

chondrite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chondrite

MLA

“chondrite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chondrite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chondrite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chondrite.

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