chondrule Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks

WordNet

Chon"drule noun
Etymology
Dim. from Gr. a grain (of wheat or spelt), cartilage.
Definitions
  1. (Min.) A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imdedded more or less aboundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called chondrites.

Webster 1913