thermonuclear reaction

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(Physics / Nuclear Physics) a nuclear fusion reaction occurring at a very high temperature: responsible for the energy produced in the sun, nuclear weapons, and fusion reactors See nuclear fusion, hydrogen bomb

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

carbon cycle - a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars

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

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