helium burning

noun

the nucleosynthesis process, in stars with temperatures over 10⁸K, in which helium is converted to carbon and then to oxygen, neon and magnesium

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Meanings

nounhelium burning (uncountable)
  1. uncountableastronomythe nucleosynthesis process, in stars with temperatures over 10⁸K, in which helium is converted to carbon and then to oxygen, neon and magnesium

Translations

German Heliumbrennen
  • Heliumbrennenprocess, in which helium is converted to carbon
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