Usually means: Building blocks of planets, small.
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  1. planetesimals: Merriam-Webster
  2. planetesimals: Collins English Dictionary
  3. planetesimals: Vocabulary.com
  4. planetesimals: Wordnik
  5. planetesimals: Wiktionary
  6. planetesimals: Dictionary.com
  7. Planetesimals: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Planetesimals: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Planetesimals: Encyclopedia

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  1. Planetesimals: Extragalactic Astronomy

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Definitions from Wiktionary (planetesimal)

noun:  (astronomy) Any of many small, solid astronomical objects that orbit a star and form protoplanets through mutual gravitational attraction.
adjective:  (astronomy) Being or relating to one of these astronomical objects.
▸ Also see planetesimal


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