"carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (physics, astronomy) A group of nuclear reactions, involving 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. Wikipedia link: CNO cycle Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy, Carbon, Nitrogen, Nuclear fusion, Oxygen, Physics Synonyms: CNO cycle, Bethe–Weizsäcker cycle Translations (group of nuclear reactions thought to occur in stars): cycle carbone-azote-oxygène [masculine] (French), ciclo del carbonio-azoto [masculine] (Italian)
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