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thermonuclear reaction

DEFINITIONS OF: thermonuclear reaction

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n a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun)

Types:
carbon cycle
a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars
Type of:
fusion, nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reaction
a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
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