hydrogen burning

noun

The nucleosynthesis process, in stars of less than 1.2 solar mass, in which hydrogen is converted to helium, deuterium and some lithium.

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Meanings

nounhydrogen burning (uncountable)
  1. idiomaticuncountableastronomyThe nucleosynthesis process, in stars of less than 1.2 solar mass, in which hydrogen is converted to helium, deuterium and some lithium.
  2. uncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: thermochemical oxidation of diatomic hydrogen gas.

Translations

German Wasserstoffbrennen
  • Wasserstoffbrennenprocess, in which hydrogen is converted to helium
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