Relating to or resembling cartilage or its properties; containing or composed of granular structures.
From Greek 'chondros' plus the adjective suffix '-ic'; used in anatomical and mineralogical descriptions to denote cartilage-like or grain-like qualities.
Chondric meteorites contain chondres, so they're literally 'grain-like rocks'—a naming that perfectly reflects how meteorite scientists could see these tiny spheres with early telescopes.
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