nuclear fusion reaction

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A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.

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nuclear fusion reaction - a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

nuclear fusion, fusion

cold fusion - nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken

nuclear reaction - (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei

thermonuclear reaction - a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun)

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