chondritic
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- adjective
- /kɒnˈdrɪtɪk/
- Specialized
- Scientists analyze chondritic materials to understand the formation processes of planets and asteroids.
- chondritic meteorites
Examples
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Either Earth was formed from stuff fundamentally different from chondritic meteorites, the building blocks of planets—unlikely, considering the hot, well-mixed conditions in the early solar system—or the part of Earth that geochemists have access to is not representative of Earth as a whole.
Academic text (2005) -
That rock is a chondritic asteroid!
Fiction book (2001) -
Its chemistry is not unlike the chondritic meteorites of the '70s.
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"Our second objective," Fuchs was going on, "will be 32-114, a C-type, chondritic object."
Fiction book (2001) -
Some chondritic meteorites may even include remnants of interstellar dust particles that predate the solar system.
Academic text (1990) -
The study focused on the unique properties of chondritic meteorites that offer clues about the early solar system.
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Samples of chondritic material reveal a granular structure that is typical of these ancient space rocks.
Synonyms
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A material made of many small grains like sand
Antonyms
- Specialized
A stony meteorite that does not have small round grains called chondrules
How Granular
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chondritic comes from the Greek root chondros, which means 'grain' or 'small lump'. That's why chondritic describes meteorites that are full of many small, round grains and so have a granular, grainy structure.