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eucrites

eucrites is the plural of eucrite.

Meaning of eucrite

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

Questions about eucrites

What is eucrites the plural of?
Eucrites is the plural of eucrite.

Words near eucrites in the dictionary

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

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