oxygen burning

noun

The nucleosynthesis process, subsequent to carbon burning, in which neon disintegrates to oxygen which subsequently fuses to form silicon, phosphorus sulfur and other elements of atomic number up to 40.

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Meanings

nounoxygen burning (usually uncountable, plural oxygen burnings)

plural oxygen burnings

  1. idiomaticuncountableusuallyastronomyThe nucleosynthesis process, subsequent to carbon burning, in which neon disintegrates to oxygen which subsequently fuses to form silicon, phosphorus sulfur and other elements of atomic number up to 40.
  2. uncountableusuallyUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: thermochemical combustion of diatomic oxygen gas.
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