hydrogen burning

English

Noun

hydrogen burning (uncountable)

  2. (physics, astronomy, idiomatic) The nucleosynthesis process, in stars of less than 1.2 solar mass, in which hydrogen is converted to helium, deuterium and some lithium.
    Hypernyms: nucleosynthesis < nuclear fusion < fusion
    Coordinate terms: helium burning, carbon burning, oxygen burning, silicon burning
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: thermochemical oxidation of diatomic hydrogen gas.

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