"howardite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: howardites [plural]
Etymology: From Howard + -ite, after Edward Howard, a pioneer of meteoritics. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Howard|ite}} Howard + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} howardite (plural howardites)
  1. (geology) An achondritic stony meteorite. Wikipedia link: howardite Categories (topical): Geology Derived forms: HED

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Alternative forms

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