nucleosynthesis
English
Etymology
nucleo- + synthesis
Noun
nucleosynthesis (plural nucleosyntheses)
- (physics, astronomy) Any of several processes that lead to the synthesis of heavier atomic nuclei.
Synonyms
- nucleogenesis
Derived terms
- nucleosynthetic
Translations
process that leads to synthesis in stars
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See also
- Big Bang nucleosynthesis
- hydrogen burning
- helium burning
- carbon burning
- oxygen burning
- silicon burning
- s-process
- r-process
- LiBeB process
- carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle