chemically peculiar star

English

Etymology

From chemically +‎ peculiar +‎ star.

Noun

chemically peculiar star (plural chemically peculiar stars)

  1. (astronomy) A main-sequence star with an unusually high abundance of metal.
    Synonym: CP star

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