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Preferred term
nucleosynthesis
Definition
- Nucleosynthesis is the buildup of heavy elements from lighter ones by nuclear fusion. Helium and some lithium was produced by cosmic nucleosynthesis just after the Big Bang, but today most element-building nucleosynthesis takes place in stars. (Encyclopedia of Science, by David Darling, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/N/nucleosynthesis.html)
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-ZF9QCN61-5
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