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carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle

carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle noun: a group of nuclear reactions, involving the interaction of protons with carbon, nitrogen and oxygen nuclei, thought to be the main source of energy in main-sequence stars of greater than 1.4 solar mass.

Noun

carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle (uncountable)

  1. A group of nuclear reactions, involving the interaction of protons with carbon, nitrogen and oxygen nuclei, thought to be the main source of energy in main-sequence stars of greater than 1.4 solar mass.

Synonyms of carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle

Questions about carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle

What does carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle mean?
Carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle means a group of nuclear reactions, involving the interaction of protons with carbon, nitrogen and oxygen nuclei, thought to be the main source of energy in main-sequence stars of greater than 1.4 solar mass.
What part of speech is carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle?
Carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle is a noun.

Words near carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle in the dictionary

  1. carbon-free
  2. carbon-intensive
  3. carbon-literate
  4. carbon-neutral
  5. carbon-nitrogen cycle
  6. carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle
  7. carbonaceous
  8. carbonaceous chondrite
  9. carbonaceous chondrites
  10. carbonaceous ironstone
  11. carbonaceous ironstones

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