Starstuff

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The material composition of stars; matter originated from stars; starmatter. uncountable

    "Not only is the matter around you star-stuff, but you are, too. There is not a single cell in your body that is not made of matter formed in the heart, and then the death, of a distant and now-extinct star."

Example

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"Not only is the matter around you star-stuff, but you are, too. There is not a single cell in your body that is not made of matter formed in the heart, and then the death, of a distant and now-extinct star."

Etymology

From star + stuff. Compare Dutch sterrenstof (“stardust”), German Sternenstoff (“star matter”).

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