"carbon burning" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} carbon burning (uncountable)
  1. (physics, astronomy) the nucleosynthesis process, in stars of greater than 8 solar mass that have exhausted their helium supply, in which carbon is converted to neon, sodium, magnesium and other elements Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy, Carbon, Nuclear fusion, Nuclear physics, Physics

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