An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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protoneutron star
  ستاره‌ی ِ پوروا-نوترونی  
setâre-ye purvâ-notroni
Fr.: proto-étoile à neutrons  

A compact, hot, and → neutrino-rich object that results from a → supernova explosion and is a transition between an → iron core and a → neutron star or → black hole. The life span of a protoneutron star is less than one minute.

See also: → proto-; → neutron; → star.