"WHIM" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} WHIM (uncountable)
  1. (astronomy) Initialism of warm-hot intergalactic medium. Wikipedia link: WHIM Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: warm-hot intergalactic medium Related terms: WHIM syndrome
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