molecular cloud

English

Noun

molecular cloud (plural molecular clouds)

(astronomy) A large and relatively dense cloud of cold gas and dust in interstellar space from which new stars are formed

Hypernyms

nebula
interstellar cloud

Coordinate terms

Related terms

molecular core

Translations

large dense cloud in space

Finnish: molekyylipilvi
German: Molekülwolke f

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