carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle
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Noun[edit]
carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle (uncountable) (abbreviated as CNO cycle)
- (physics, astronomy) A group of nuclear reactions, that involve the interaction of protons with carbon, nitrogen and oxygen nuclei, thought to be the main source of energy in main-sequence stars of greater than 1.4 solar mass.
Translations[edit]
a group of nuclear reactions thought to be the main source of energy in main-sequence stars of greater than 1.4 solar mass
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