Most meteorites that are tuffs contain grains, or chondrules, which differ from anything formed on the earth (Fenton and Fenton).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
drule — chon·drule; … English syllables
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
chondrule — chon·drule … English syllables
chondrule — chon•drule [[t]ˈkɒn drul[/t]] n. astron. mir a small round mass of olivine or pyroxene found in stony meteorites • Etymology: 1885–90; chondr ( ite) + ule … From formal English to slang
Chondrus — noun a genus of protoctist • Syn: ↑genus Chondrus • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Gigartinaceae, ↑family Gigartinaceae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Chondrule — Chon drule, n. [Dim. from Gr. ? a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.] (Min.) A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imbedded more or less abundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones, which are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
