Eucrite Definition

yo͝okrīt
noun
A class of rare achondritic meteorite composed of basalt and believed to have been formed in lava flows on either the moon, Mars, or an asteroid.
Webster's New World

(geology) An achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite.

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Other Word Forms of Eucrite

Noun

Singular:
eucrite
Plural:
eucrites

Origin of Eucrite

  • From Ancient Greek ἐυκρινής (eukrinēs, “well-distinguished”) and the English suffix -ite

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