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TZO

TZO is the abbreviation of Thorne-Zytkow object.

Meaning of Thorne-Zytkow object

Noun

Thorne-Zytkow object (plural Thorne-Zytkow objects)

  1. A star that contains a core made from another star. It is formed when a neutron star collides with a star, typically a red giant or supergiant, and the neutron star is swallowed by the red giant star.
    Synonyms:
    TŻO, TZO

Synonyms of TZO

Forms of TZO

pluralTZOs

Questions about TZO

What is TZO the abbreviation of?
TZO is the abbreviation of Thorne-Zytkow object.

Words near TZO in the dictionary

  1. tzitzit
  2. tzitzith
  3. tzitzits
  4. tznius
  5. tzniut
  6. TZO
  7. tzolk'in
  8. tzolk'ins
  9. tzolkin
  10. tzolkinex
  11. tzolkins

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Adapted from Wiktionary: TZO (page history and authors); Thorne-Zytkow object (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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