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eucrite

eucrite noun: an achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite.

eucrite: an achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite
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Noun

eucrite (plural eucrites)

  1. An achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite
    • The recommended criterion is based on the amount of magnesian ortho‐pyroxenite (diogenite) component in the meteorite. Howardites contain more than 10% and polymict eucrites contain less than 10%.1983, Jeremy S. Delaney et al., “The Nomenclature of Polymict Basaltic Achondrites”, in Meteoritics & Planetary Science, volume 18, number 2, →DOI

Forms of eucrite

pluraleucrites

Origin of eucrite

From Ancient Greek ἐυκρινής (eukrinḗs, “well-distinguished”) and the English suffix + -ite.

Words formed from eucrite

Questions about eucrite

What does eucrite mean?
Eucrite means an achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite.
What part of speech is eucrite?
Eucrite is a noun.
What is the plural of eucrite?
The plural of eucrite is eucrites.

Words near eucrite in the dictionary

  1. eucosterol
  2. eucrasia
  3. eucrasis
  4. eucrasy
  5. eucre
  6. eucrite
  7. eucrites
  8. eucritic
  9. eucryphia
  10. eucryphiaceous
  11. eucryphias

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