astromolecule

English

Etymology

astro- +‎ molecule

Noun

astromolecule (plural astromolecules)

Any molecule that has been detected in interstellar or circumstellar space
- 2015, Ryan C. Fortenberry, Joseph A. Lukemire, “Electronic and Rovibrational Quantum Chemical Analysis of C $_{3}$ P $^{-}$ : The Next Interstellar Anion?”, in arXiv‎:
  As such, C $_{3}$ P $^{-}$ is probably a more detectable astromolecule than even its corresponding neutral radical.

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