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shergottite

US/ˌʃɚ.ɡəˈtaɪt/

shergottite noun: a type of meteorite composed of lava from a planet other than Earth.

Noun

shergottite (usually uncountable, plural shergottites)

  1. (usually) A type of meteorite composed of lava from a planet other than Earth.

Forms of shergottite

pluralshergottites

Origin of shergottite

From Shergotty + -ite, after the Indian city where the first specimen was found in 1865.

Questions about shergottite

What does shergottite mean?
Shergottite means a type of meteorite composed of lava from a planet other than Earth.
What part of speech is shergottite?
Shergottite is a noun.
How do you pronounce shergottite?
Shergottite is pronounced /ˌʃɚ.ɡəˈtaɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of shergottite?
The plural of shergottite is shergottites.

Words near shergottite in the dictionary

  1. Sherfield English
  2. Sherfield on Loddon
  3. Sherfields
  4. Sherford
  5. Shergold
  6. shergottite
  7. shergottites
  8. Shergotty
  9. Sheri
  10. Sheri'
  11. sheria

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