barium star

noun

Any of a class of giant stars whose spectra show the presence of s-process elements (such as barium)

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nounbarium star (plural barium stars)

plural barium stars

  1. astronomyAny of a class of giant stars whose spectra show the presence of s-process elements (such as barium)
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