molecular core

English

Noun

molecular core (plural molecular cores)

1. a dense core found in molecular clouds which lead to the formation of stars

Usage notes

A molecular cloud may contain more than one molecular core, or none at all.

Hyponyms

• protostellar core (a molecular core which contains a protostar or YSO)

Coordinate terms

• Herbig-Haro object
• absorption nebula
• dark nebula
• interstellar nebula
• interstellar cloud
• nebula

Related terms

• molecular cloud