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carbon star [′kär·bən ‚stär]

(astronomy)

Any of a class of stars with an apparently high abundance ratio of carbon to hydrogen; a majority of these are low-temperature red giants of the C class.

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carbon star (redirected from Carbon stars)

carbon star
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