carbon burning

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Definition of carbon burning in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

car·bon burn·ing

Turkish pronunciation

kärbın bırnîng

Pronunciation

/ˈkärbən ˈbərnəɴɢ/ /ˈkɑːrbən ˈbɜrnɪŋ/