astromolecule

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noun

Any molecule that has been detected in interstellar or circumstellar space

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounastromolecule (plural astromolecules)

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

Origin

From astro- + molecule.

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astromolecule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astromolecule

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“astromolecule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astromolecule. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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