carbon burning

English

Noun

carbon burning (uncountable)

  2. (physics, astronomy, idiomatic) The nucleosynthesis process, in stars of greater than 8 solar mass that have exhausted their helium supply, in which carbon is converted to neon, sodium, magnesium and other elements.
    Hypernyms: nucleosynthesis < nuclear fusion < fusion
    Coordinate terms: hydrogen burning, helium burning, oxygen burning, silicon burning
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: thermochemical oxidation of carbon.
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