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subchondritic

subchondritic adjective: less than that found in a typical chondrite.

Adjective

subchondritic (not comparable)

  1. Less than that found in a typical chondrite.
    • According to the model, a magma ocean that differentiated chiefly at low pressure and contained 6-8 wt% A1203 and a subchondritic Ca/Al ratio probably formed the lunar crust.1979, International Aerospace Abstracts, page 3096
    • The subcontinental lithospheric mantle as a mantle reservoir may be modeled by the time-integrated growth of radiogenic ¹⁸⁷Os along retarded (subchondritic) Re/Os trajectories, which results in subchondritic Os isotope compositions.1999, David Dillon Lambert, Application of radiogenic isotopes to ore deposit research and exploration, page 35

Origin of subchondritic

From sub- + chondritic.

Questions about subchondritic

What does subchondritic mean?
Subchondritic means less than that found in a typical chondrite.
What part of speech is subchondritic?
Subchondritic is an adjective.

Words near subchondritic in the dictionary

  1. subchloroplast
  2. subchoice
  3. subchoices
  4. subchondral
  5. subchondrial
  6. subchondritic
  7. subchord
  8. subchords
  9. subchorial
  10. subchorionic
  11. subchorionitis

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