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chondrule definition

chon·drule (kän′dro̵̅o̅l′)

noun

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

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

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