degenerate matter
noun Physics.
matter consisting of atoms that have lost their orbital electrons.
Words nearby degenerate matter
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degenerative joint disease,
degerm
British Dictionary definitions for degenerate matter
degenerate matter
noun
astronomy
the highly compressed state of matter, esp in white dwarfs and neutron stars, supported against gravitational collapse by quantum mechanical effects