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micrometeorite

micrometeorite noun: an extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere without melting.

Noun

micrometeorite (plural micrometeorites)

  1. an extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere without melting

Forms of micrometeorite

pluralmicrometeorites

Origin of micrometeorite

From micro- + meteorite (micro- + meteor + -ite).

Questions about micrometeorite

What does micrometeorite mean?
Micrometeorite means an extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere without melting.
What part of speech is micrometeorite?
Micrometeorite is a noun.
What is the plural of micrometeorite?
The plural of micrometeorite is micrometeorites.

Words near micrometeorite in the dictionary

  1. micrometastatic
  2. micrometazoa
  3. micrometazoan
  4. micrometazoans
  5. micrometeor
  6. micrometeorite
  7. micrometeorites
  8. micrometeoritic
  9. micrometeoroid
  10. micrometeoroids
  11. micrometeorological

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