heavy-metal star
heavy-metal star
[′hev·ē ¦med·əl ′stär] (astronomy)
A member of a class of peculiar giants that includes the barium stars and S stars, characterized by unusually strong lines of heavy metals, including barium and zirconium.
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The ageing heavy-metal star was popping as many as 42 tablets a day, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.
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