- 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]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.