triple-alpha process

English

Alternative forms

• triple-α process

Noun

triple-alpha process (plural triple-alpha processes)

1. (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

• French: réaction triple alpha f
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