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1. (n.) chondrule
a small round mass of olivine or pyroxene found in stony meteorites.
Etymology: (1885–90; chondr (ite ) + -ule)
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1. (noun) chondrule
small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks
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1. (noun) chondrule
a peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imbedded more or less abundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called chondrites
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