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chondrule

[ kon-drool ]

noun

  1. a small round mass of olivine or pyroxene found in stony meteorites.

chondrule

/ ˈkɒndruːl /

noun

  1. one of the small spherical masses of mainly silicate minerals present in chondrites

chondrule

/ kŏn′dro̅o̅l /

  1. A small round granule of olivine or pyroxene occurring in many stony meteorites. Chondrules are thought to have formed from the condensation of hot gases in the solar system.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chondrule1

First recorded in 1885–90; chondr- + -ule

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