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oxygen burning

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.

Noun

oxygen burning (usually uncountable, plural oxygen burnings)

  1. (idiomatic, usually) 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.
  2. (usually) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: thermochemical combustion of diatomic oxygen gas.

Forms of oxygen burning

pluraloxygen burnings

Questions about oxygen burning

What does oxygen burning mean?
Oxygen burning means 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.
What part of speech is oxygen burning?
Oxygen burning is a noun.
What is the plural of oxygen burning?
The plural of oxygen burning is oxygen burnings.

Words near oxygen burning in the dictionary

  1. oxygen
  2. oxygen bar
  3. oxygen bars
  4. oxygen bottle
  5. oxygen bottles
  6. oxygen burning
  7. oxygen candle
  8. oxygen candles
  9. oxygen canister
  10. oxygen canisters
  11. oxygen catastrophe

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