astromolecule

English

Etymology

From astro- +‎ molecule.

Noun

astromolecule (plural astromolecules)

1. 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^[1]:

     As such, C$_{3}$P$^{-}$ is probably a more detectable astromolecule than even its corresponding neutral radical.