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Meaning of carbon burning | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.
idiomatic, uncountable
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: thermochemical oxidation of carbon.
uncountable

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

carbon capture carbon chauvinism carbon chauvinist carbon chloride carbon copy carbon cost