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diogenite

Syllabification: (di·og·e·nite)
Pronunciation: /dīˈäjəˌnīt/

Definition of diogenite

noun

  • a stony meteorite of a kind consisting largely of pyroxenes and plagioclase.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Greek Diogenēs 'descended from Zeus' + -ite1

diogenite in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of diogenite in the British & World English dictionary