English Explanatory Dictionary

howardite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An achondritic stony meteorite.

Word forms

howardite howardites

Etymology

From Howard + -ite, after Edward Howard, a pioneer of meteoritics.

Derived words

HED howarditic
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