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Meaning of silicon burning | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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the nucleosynthesis process, in stars where temperatures exceed 3x10⁹K, in which silicon undergoes photodisintegration to form fragments which in turn produce elements of atomic number up to 60, peaking at iron

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

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