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degenerate matter

noun Physics.

matter consisting of atoms that have lost their orbital electrons.

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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
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