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protocluster

protocluster noun: a group of galaxies that are beginning to form a cluster.

Noun

protocluster (plural protoclusters)

  1. A group of galaxies that are beginning to form a cluster

Forms of protocluster

pluralprotoclusters
alternative formproto-cluster

Origin of protocluster

From proto- + cluster.

Questions about protocluster

What does protocluster mean?
Protocluster means a group of galaxies that are beginning to form a cluster.
What part of speech is protocluster?
Protocluster is a noun.
What is the plural of protocluster?
The plural of protocluster is protoclusters.

Words near protocluster in the dictionary

  1. protocitizens
  2. protocitizenship
  3. protoclonal
  4. protoclone
  5. protoclones
  6. protocluster
  7. protoclusters
  8. protocneme
  9. protocnemes
  10. protocoatomer
  11. protocoatomers

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