English Explanatory Dictionary

hydrogen burning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The nucleosynthesis process, in stars of less than 1.2 solar mass, in which hydrogen is converted to helium, deuterium and some lithium.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: thermochemical oxidation of diatomic hydrogen gas.

Word forms

hydrogen burning
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