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Nuclear Fusion
see synonyms of nuclear fusionNoun
1. fusion, nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reaction
a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
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Nuclear Fusion
see synonyms of nuclear fusionnoun
a reaction in which two nuclei combine to form a nucleus with the release of energy
. Sometimes shortened to: fusion Compare nuclear fission, See also thermonuclear reactionCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Nuclear Fusion
see synonyms of nuclear fusion the fusion of lightweight atomic nuclei, as of tritium or deuterium, into a nucleus of heavier mass, as of helium, with a resultant loss in the combined mass, which is converted into energy: the principle of the hydrogen bomb
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