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meteorwrongs

meteorwrongs is the plural 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

Questions about meteorwrongs

What is meteorwrongs the plural of?
Meteorwrongs is the plural of meteorwrong.

Words near meteorwrongs in the dictionary

  1. meteorosensitivity
  2. meteorosophistical
  3. meteorous
  4. meteors
  5. meteorwrong
  6. meteorwrongs
  7. meteosensitive
  8. meteosensitivity
  9. meteotsunami
  10. meteotsunamis
  11. metepa

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