chon|drule

chon|drule
chon|drule «KON drool», noun.
a small spheroidal grain of mineral embedded in varying numbers in some meteorites, as in a chondrite: »

Most meteorites that are tuffs contain grains, or chondrules, which differ from anything formed on the earth (Fenton and Fenton).

[< chondr- + -ule]

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  • chon — ar·chon; ar·chon·tate; ar·chon·tia; ber·ri·chon; bou·chon; chon·dral; chon·dre; chon·dric; chon·drich·thi·an; chon·drich·thy·es; chon·dri·fi·ca·tion; chon·dri·fy; chon·dril·la; chon·drin; chon·drio·cont; chon·drio·gene; chon·drio·kinesis;… …   English syllables

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