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starstuff

noun

  1. The material composition of stars; matter originated from stars; starmatter.

    uncountable

    Not only is the matter around you star-stuff, but you are, too. There is not a single cell in your body that is not made of matter formed in the heart, and then the death, of a distant and now-extinct star.

Where it comes from

From star + stuff. Compare Dutch sterrenstof (“stardust”), German Sternenstoff (“star matter”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry starstuff (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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