nucleosynthesis

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nucleosynthesis (countable and uncountable, plural nucleosyntheses)

1. (physics, astronomy) Any of several processes that lead to the synthesis of heavier atomic nuclei.

• nucleogenesis

• nucleosynthetic

• hydrogen burning
• helium burning
• carbon burning
• oxygen burning
• silicon burning
• s-process
• r-process
• LiBeB process
• carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle