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r-processes

r-processes is the plural of r-process.

Meaning of r-process

Noun

r-process (plural r-processes)

  1. (nuclear physics) The relatively rapid nucleosynthesis process, in supernovae, in which a large neutron flux allows rapid neutron capture and synthesis of elements up to the transuranic elements.
    Synonyms:
    rapid neutron-capture process

Questions about r-processes

What is r-processes the plural of?
R-processes is the plural of r-process.

Words near r-processes in the dictionary

  1. R-Pattz
  2. R-pentomino
  3. R-pentominoes
  4. R-principle
  5. r-process
  6. r-processes
  7. R-R
  8. R-rated
  9. R-Rs
  10. r-selection
  11. R-shaped

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