PALLASITE

pallasite

(noun) a meteorite composed principally of olivine and metallic iron

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pallasite (plural pallasites)

(geology) A stony-iron meteorite embedded with glassy crystals of olivine

Anagrams

• Espaillat, aliseptal, palliates

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