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Meaning of eucrite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

An achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite

Examples

“The recommended criterion is based on the amount of magnesian ortho‐pyroxenite (diogenite) component in the meteorite. Howardites contain more than 10% and polymict eucrites contain less than 10%.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

eucryphia eucryptite eucryptodiran euctenizine Eucumbene eucupine