nuclear fusion

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1. a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy (noun.process)

hypernym	:	nuclear reaction,
definition	:	(physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei (noun.process)

hyponym	:	cold fusion,
definition	:	nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken (noun.process)

hyponym	:	thermonuclear reaction,
definition	:	a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun) (noun.process)