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astromolecule

astromolecule noun: any molecule that has been detected in interstellar or circumstellar space.

Noun

astromolecule (plural astromolecules)

  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.2015, Ryan C. Fortenberry, Joseph A. Lukemire, “Electronic and Rovibrational Quantum Chemical Analysis of C₃P⁻: The Next Interstellar Anion?”, in arXiv

Forms of astromolecule

pluralastromolecules

Origin of astromolecule

From astro- + molecule.

Questions about astromolecule

What does astromolecule mean?
Astromolecule means any molecule that has been detected in interstellar or circumstellar space.
What part of speech is astromolecule?
Astromolecule is a noun.
What is the plural of astromolecule?
The plural of astromolecule is astromolecules.

Words near astromolecule in the dictionary

  1. astrometrists
  2. astrometrized
  3. astrometry
  4. astromicin
  5. astromicrobiology
  6. astromolecule
  7. astromolecules
  8. astromythologies
  9. astromythology
  10. astromyxin
  11. ASTRON

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