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chondrule

(kän′dro̵̅o̅l′)

noun

a rounded mass of various minerals, the size of a pea or smaller, in most stony meteorites

Origin: < ModL chondrus, chondrule (< Gr chondros: see chondro-) + -ule

See chondrule in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A small round granule of extraterrestrial origin found embedded in some meteorites.

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