carbon star
Astronomy
noun
A cool red giant star whose spectrum shows features due to carbon-based molecules, indicative of a preponderance of carbon relative to oxygen in the star's atmosphere.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
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