interstellar medium
noun
the matter occurring between the stars of our Galaxy, largely in the spiral arms, and consisting mainly of huge clouds of ionized, neutral, or molecular hydrogenAbbreviation: ISM
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interstellar medium
[ĭn′tər-stĕl′ər]
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