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green pea galaxies

green pea galaxies is the plural of green pea galaxy.

Meaning of green pea galaxy

Noun

green pea galaxy (plural green pea galaxies)

  1. A type of galaxy, found in the local universe, that are active, undergoing high rates of star formation, which provides a green tinge, and are compact, visually appearing akin to peas. These active galaxies have strong oxygen emission lines and no active galactic nucleus (“AGN”), similar to small galaxies in the distant early universe, but unlike those in the nearby contemporary universe.
    Synonyms:
    GP, GPG, GP galaxy, green pea, greenpea, pea, pea galaxy

Questions about green pea galaxies

What is green pea galaxies the plural of?
Green pea galaxies is the plural of green pea galaxy.

Words near green pea galaxies in the dictionary

  1. green parties
  2. green party
  3. green pass
  4. green passes
  5. green pea
  6. green pea galaxies
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  8. green peafowl
  9. green peas
  10. green pepper
  11. green peppers

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