Astromolecule

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any molecule that has been detected in interstellar or circumstellar space

    "As such, C#95;3P⁻ is probably a more detectable astromolecule than even its corresponding neutral radical."

Example

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"As such, C#95;3P⁻ is probably a more detectable astromolecule than even its corresponding neutral radical."

Etymology

From astro- + molecule.

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