carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle

English

Noun

carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle (uncountable) (abbreviated as CNO cycle)

1. (physics, astronomy) A group of nuclear reactions, that involve the interaction of protons with carbon, nitrogen and oxygen nuclei, thought to be the main source of energy in main-sequence stars of greater than 1.4 solar mass.

Translations

a group of nuclear reactions thought to be the main source of energy in main-sequence stars of greater than 1.4 solar mass

• Italian: ciclo del carbonio-azoto m