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carbon detonation

noun

Definitions

  1. The explosive ignition of thermonuclear fusion within a carbon-oxygen white dwarf star…

    The explosive ignition of thermonuclear fusion within a carbon-oxygen white dwarf star that occurs when its mass exceeds approximately 1.4 times that of the Sun (due to accretion of material or merger with another star), producing a supernova which completely destroys the star.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for carbon detonation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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