ASTROCHEMISTRY

Domain	Definition
Physics	The study of the chemical interactions between the gases and dust interspersed between the stars. (references)
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Astrochemistry is the study of the chemicals found in outer space, usually in molecular gas cloudss, and their formation, interaction and destruction. As such, it represents an overlap of the disciplines of astronomy and chemistry. The most common molecule H₂, does not have a dipole moment, so it is not easily detectable. Much easier to detect is the CO molecule. Hundreds of types of molecules have been observed so far, even complex ones as amino acids. There is active ongoing research on the way this molecules form and interact. This can have an impact even in our undestanding of the origin of life on earth.

See also:

Interstellar cloud
Interstellar medium
Nebula

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "ASTROCHEMISTRY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Swedish		astrokemi. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-h-i-m-o-r-r-s-s-t-t-y"
	-2 letters: choirmasters.
	-3 letters: astrometric, choirmaster, hematocrits, hemostatics, meritocrats, microstates, thermistors, trichromats.
	-4 letters: astrocytes, astrometry, athrocytes, carrotiest, cherimoyas, choristers, costmaries, erythrisms, estimators, hematocrit, hemostatic, meritocrat, microstate, orchestras, rheostatic, starchiest, stomachers, systematic, thermistor, thyristors, traitoress, trichromat, trisectors.
	-5 letters: acrotisms, amethysts, amortises, arthroses, arthrosis, astrocyte, athrocyte, atomisers, ceramists, chamoises, charriest, chartists, chastiser, chemistry, cherimoya, chorister, chromates, chromites, cirrhoses.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
astrochemistry	10
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ASTROCHEMISTRY

Specialty Definition: ASTROCHEMISTRY

Physics

Specialty Definition: Astrochemistry

Frequency of Internet Keywords: ASTROCHEMISTRY

astrochemistry

Modern Translation: ASTROCHEMISTRY

Swedish

Anagrams: ASTROCHEMISTRY

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