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micrometeorite definition

micro·me·teor·ite (mī′krō mēt′ē ər īt′)

noun

a very small meteorite, esp. one that drifts through the earth's atmosphere to the ground without becoming incandescent

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