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achondritic

achondritic adjective: of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.

Adjective

achondritic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.
    • GRA 06128 and 06129 (hereafter referred to as GRA 06128/9) are paired achondritic meteorites recovered from the same Antarctic icefield.2009 January 8, James M. D. Day et al., "Early formation of evolved asteroidal crust", Nature, 457:7226, doi:10.1038/nature07651

Origin of achondritic

From achondrite + -ic.

Questions about achondritic

What does achondritic mean?
Achondritic means of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.
What part of speech is achondritic?
Achondritic is an adjective.

Words near achondritic in the dictionary

  1. acholuric
  2. Achomawi
  3. Achomi
  4. achondrite
  5. achondrites
  6. achondritic
  7. achondrogeneses
  8. achondrogenesis
  9. achondroplasia
  10. achondroplasiaphobia
  11. achondroplasias

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