NUCLEOSYNTHESIS


Meaning of NUCLEOSYNTHESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌnü-klē-ō-ˈsin(t)-thə-səs, ˌnyü- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1960

: the production of a chemical element from simpler nuclei (as of hydrogen) especially in a star

• nu·cle·o·syn·thet·ic -sin-ˈthe-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.