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protogalaxy

protogalaxy noun: a cloud of gas which is starting to form a galaxy.

Noun

protogalaxy (plural protogalaxies)

  1. A cloud of gas which is starting to form a galaxy.

Forms of protogalaxy

pluralprotogalaxies

Origin of protogalaxy

From proto- + galaxy.

Questions about protogalaxy

What does protogalaxy mean?
Protogalaxy means a cloud of gas which is starting to form a galaxy.
What part of speech is protogalaxy?
Protogalaxy is a noun.
What is the plural of protogalaxy?
The plural of protogalaxy is protogalaxies.

Words near protogalaxy in the dictionary

  1. protofluorides
  2. protoform
  3. protoforms
  4. protogalactic
  5. protogalaxies
  6. protogalaxy
  7. protogastric
  8. protogen
  9. protogenal
  10. protogeneous
  11. protogenesis

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