nuclear fusion

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nuclear fusion

noun
fusion ( def 4 ).

Origin:
1895–1900

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nuclear fusion
 
n
Compare nuclear fission See also thermonuclear reaction Sometimes shortened to: fusion a reaction in which two nuclei combine to form a nucleus with the release of energy

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Nuclear fusion is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Example sentences
Solar, wind, wave tide energy is all this world needs and soon to come nuclear
  fusion energy for good measure.
The aim is to make those pellets undergo nuclear fusion-the process that causes
  stars to shine and hydrogen bombs to explode.
But at some point this gas bag grows big enough, and hot enough, for nuclear
  fusion to begin.
Conventional physics holds that nuclear fusion ignites at multimillion-degree
  temperatures.
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