n. [ Gr. khro`s wax + -lite. ] (Min.) A hydrous silicate of magnesium, allied to serpentine, occurring in waxlike masses of a yellow or greenish color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Aëro- + -lite: cf. F. aérolithe. ] (Meteor.) A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Some writers limit the word to stony meteorites. [ 1913 Webster ]