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aerolite

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aer·o·lite  (âr-lt) also aer·o·lith (-lth)
n.
A chiefly siliceous meteorite.
aero·litic (-ltk) adj.
aerolite [ˈɛərəˌlaɪt]
n
(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals
aerolitic  [ˌɛərəˈlɪtɪk] adj
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Noun1.aerolite - a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals
meteorite - stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface
Translations
aerolite [ˈɛərəlaɪt] N → aerolito m


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"First of all, my friend," answered Barbicane, "every aerolite does not fall to the earth; it is only a small proportion which do so; and if we had passed into an aerolite, it does not necessarily follow that we should ever reach the surface of the moon.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
If I were a chemist, I would tell him that the aerolites, bodies evidently formed exteriorly of our terrestrial globe, have, upon analysis, revealed indisputable traces of carbon, a substance which owes its origin solely to organized beings, and which, according to the experiments of Reichenbach, must necessarily itself have been endued with animation.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
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