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A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from space; an aërolite. Note: Meteorites usually show a pitted surface with a fused crust, caused by the heat developed in their rapid passage through the earth's atmosphere. A meteorite may

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A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from space; an aërolite. Note: Meteorites usually show a pitted surface with a fused crust, caused by the heat developed in their rapid passage through the earth's atmosphere. A meteorite may consist: 1. Of metallic iron, alloyed with a small percentage of nickel (meteoric iron, holosiderite). When etched this usually exhibits peculiar crystalline figures, called Widmanstätten figures. 2. Of a cellular mass of iron with imbedded silicates . 3. Of a stony mass of silicates with little iron . 4. Of a mass without iron .

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• CAUSEFUL
  Having a cause.
• PITTLE-PATTLE
  To talk unmeaningly; to chatter or prattle. Latimer.
• EARTHLY-MINDED
  Having a mind devoted to earthly things; worldly-minded; -- opposed to spiritual-minded. -- Earth"ly-mind`ed*ness, n.
• EARTH FLAX
  A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus.
• STONEBRASH
  A subsoil made up of small stones or finely-broken rock; brash.
• CRUSTAL
  Relating to a crust.
• FUSE PLUG; FUZE PLUG
  A plug fitted to the fuse hole of a shell to hold the fuse. 2. A fusible plug that screws into a receptacle, used as a fuse in electric wiring.
• FUSILE
  See A
• EARTHDIN
  An earthquake.
• CAUSATIVE
  1. Effective, as a cause or agent; causing. Causative in nature of a number of effects. Bacon. 2. Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case.
• FUSURE
  Act of fusing; fusion.
• SURFACE LOADING
  The weight supported per square unit of surface; the quotient obtained by dividing the gross weight, in pounds, of a fully loaded flying machine, by the total area, in square feet, of its supporting surface.
• FUSCIN
  A brown, nitrogenous pigment contained in the retinal epithelium; a variety of melanin.
• RAPID
  1. Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion. Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels. Milton. 2. Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth;
• STONEROOT
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• CAUSEWAYED; CAUSEYED
  Having a raised way ; paved. Sir W. Scott. C. Bronté.
• FUSION
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• RAPIDNESS
  Quality of being rapid; rapidity.
• PITTED
  Having minute thin spots; as, pitted ducts in the vascular parts of vegetable tissue. (more info) 1. Marked with little pits, as in smallpox. See Pit, v. t., 2.
• CRUSTINESS
  1. The state or quality of having crust or being like crust; hardness. 2. The quality of being crusty or surly. Old Christy forgot his usual crustiness. W. Irving.
• PITCHSTONE
  An igneous rock of semiglassy nature, having a luster like pitch.
• CAPSTONE
  A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; -- so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap.
• ANTICAUSODIC
  See ANTICAUSOTIC
• CLINKSTONE
  An igneous rock of feldspathic composition, lamellar in structure, and clinking under the hammer. See Phonolite.
• GRINDSTONE
  A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects. To hold, pat, or bring one's nose to the grindstone, to oppress one; to keep one in a condition of servitude. They might be ashamed,
• AFFUSE
  To pour out or upon. I first affused water upon the compressed beans. Boyle.
• PERFUSIVE
  Of a nature to flow over, or to spread through.
• MOORSTONE
  A species of English granite, used as a building stone.
• RUBSTONE
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• SPITTLY
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• GRINDLE STONE
  A grindstone.