Definition of "astrochemistry" [astrochemistry]

• The chemistry of stars and interstellar space. (noun)

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• "A look at astrochemistry is really a look into our own origins as living beings on the planet Earth."
• "I might have written more, if I'd not had to spend so much time reading and researching and answering questions about astrochemistry, spectroscopy, exogenesis, organic chemistry, and South Korean history."
• "They are astrobiologists now, but have backgrounds in physics, planetary sciences, and astrochemistry."