degenerate matter

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Definitions of degenerate matter words

noun degenerate matter the highly compressed state of matter, esp in white dwarfs and neutron stars, supported against gravitational collapse by quantum mechanical effects 3
noun degenerate matter matter consisting of atoms that have lost their orbital electrons. 1
noun degenerate matter (physics) matter which has sufficiently high density that the dominant contribution to its pressure arises from the Pauli exclusion principle. 0

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