Starstuff
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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