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carbon burning

carbon burning noun: the nucleosynthesis process, in stars of greater than 8 solar mass that have exhausted their helium supply, in which carbon is converted to neon, sodium, magnesium and other elements.

Noun

carbon burning (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) The nucleosynthesis process, in stars of greater than 8 solar mass that have exhausted their helium supply, in which carbon is converted to neon, sodium, magnesium and other elements.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: thermochemical oxidation of carbon.

carbon burning meaning in Tamil

carbon burning in Tamil

கரிமம் எரிதல்

Questions about carbon burning

What does carbon burning mean?
Carbon burning means the nucleosynthesis process, in stars of greater than 8 solar mass that have exhausted their helium supply, in which carbon is converted to neon, sodium, magnesium and other elements.
What is carbon burning in Tamil?
Carbon burning in Tamil is கரிமம் எரிதல். See Carbon burning meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is carbon burning?
Carbon burning is a noun.

Words near carbon burning in the dictionary

  1. carbon bisulfide
  2. carbon bisulphide
  3. carbon black
  4. carbon budget
  5. carbon budgets
  6. carbon burning
  7. carbon capture
  8. carbon chauvinism
  9. carbon chauvinist
  10. carbon chauvinists
  11. carbon chloride

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