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diogenite

diogenite noun: an achondritic stony meteorite originating from deep within the crust of the asteroid 4 Vesta.

diogenite: an achondritic stony meteorite originating from deep within the crust of the asteroid 4 Vesta
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Noun

diogenite (plural diogenites)

  1. An achondritic stony meteorite originating from deep within the crust of the asteroid 4 Vesta

Forms of diogenite

pluraldiogenites

Origin of diogenite

From Diogenes + -ite.

Words formed from diogenite

Questions about diogenite

What does diogenite mean?
Diogenite means an achondritic stony meteorite originating from deep within the crust of the asteroid 4 Vesta.
What part of speech is diogenite?
Diogenite is a noun.
What is the plural of diogenite?
The plural of diogenite is diogenites.

Words near diogenite in the dictionary

  1. Diogenes crab
  2. Diogenes syndrome
  3. Diogenic
  4. diogenid
  5. diogenids
  6. diogenite
  7. diogenites
  8. diogenitic
  9. Dioguardi
  10. Dioguardis
  11. dioic

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