English Explanatory Dictionary

carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of nuclear reactions, involving the interaction of protons with carbon, nitrogen and oxygen nuclei, thought to be the main source of energy in main-sequence stars of greater than 1.4 solar mass.

Word forms

carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle

Synonyms

Bethe-Weizsäcker cycle CNO cycle
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