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protostar
pro·to·star [ prṓtə str ] (plural pro·to·stars)


noun 
Definition:
 
gas and dust that forms star: an interstellar cloud of gas and dust thought to develop into a star when it has collapsed sufficiently for nuclear reactions to begin
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