Kern

Definitions of Kern
  1. noun
    a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
    synonyms: Stein
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    Achondrit
    a stony meteor lacking chondrules
    Felsblock, Felsbrocken
    a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
    Steinleiden
    a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
    Chondrit
    a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules
    Kiesel, Kieselstein
    a small smooth rounded rock
    Gallenstein
    a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
    Nierenstein
    a calculus formed in the kidney
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    natürlicher Gegenstand
    an object occurring naturally; not made by man
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