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achondrite definition

achon·drite (ā kän′drīt′)

noun

the type of stony meteorite that contains no chondrules

Etymology: a- + chondrite

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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