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meteorong

meteorong is the alternative form of meteorwrong.

Meaning of meteorwrong

Noun

meteorwrong (plural meteorwrongs)

  1. (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite.
    • A scarlet precipitate (C₈H₁₄N₄O₄Ni) will be present if nickel is present. A negative test for nickel means you have a "meteorwrong." A positive test may indicate you have a meteorite, but since there are many commercial nickel-iron alloys it is not a conclusive test.1964, The Griffith Observer, volume 28, Los Angeles, Calif.: Griffith Observatory, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 40, column 1

Forms of meteorong

pluralmeteorongs

Questions about meteorong

What is meteorong the alternative form of?
Meteorong is the alternative form of meteorwrong.

Words near meteorong in the dictionary

  1. meteorologists
  2. meteorology
  3. meteoromancy
  4. meteorometer
  5. meteorometers
  6. meteorong
  7. meteorongs
  8. meteoropath
  9. meteoropathic
  10. meteoropathies
  11. meteoropathological

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