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triple-alpha process
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Alternative forms
- triple-α process
Noun
triple-alpha process (plural triple-alpha processes)
- (physics, astrophysics) A set of fusion reactions by which stars are thought to convert helium to carbon.
Translations
group of nuclear reactions thought to occur in stars
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