As nouns the difference between planetesimal and preplanetesimal
is that planetesimal is planetesimal while preplanetesimal is (astronomy) a conglomeration of material that will form a planetesimal.
planetesimal
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of many small, solid astronomical objects, that orbit a star and form protoplanets through mutual gravitational attraction
See also
* protoplanet
* planetoid
* minor planet
* dwarf planet
* major planet
* superplanet
* planet
* planemo
* mesoplanet
* asteroid