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Thermonuclear

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000511

An adjective referring to the process in which very high temperatures are used to bring about the fusion of light nuclei, such as those of the hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium, with the accompanying liberation of energy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000511
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000511",
  "term": "Thermonuclear",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "An adjective referring to the process in which very high temperatures are used to bring about the fusion of light nuclei, such as those of the hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium, with the accompanying liberation of energy.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/thermonuclear/"
}

Record 511 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.