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meteorites

meteorites is the plural of meteorite.

Meaning of meteorite

Noun

meteorite (plural meteorites)

  1. A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.
    • The Vestan, Lunar, and Martian meteorites are achondrites.2011, Dieter Rehder, Chemistry in Space

Phrases with meteorites

Questions about meteorites

What is meteorites the plural of?
Meteorites is the plural of meteorite.

Words near meteorites in the dictionary

  1. meteorist
  2. meteoristic
  3. meteorists
  4. meteorital
  5. meteorite
  6. meteorites
  7. meteoritic
  8. meteoritic iron
  9. meteoritical
  10. meteoritically
  11. meteoriticist

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