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super-metal-rich star

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: super-metal-rich star
(′sü·pər ¦med·əl ′rich ′stär)

(astronomy) A low-luminosity giant star of spectral class K, strongly enhanced cyanogen radical (CN) bands, and apparently strong metal lines. A star that is significantly richer in metals than those of the Hyades.


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