oxygen burning
The nucleosynthesis process, subsequent to carbon burning, in which neon disintegrates to oxygen which subsequently fuses to form silicon, phosphorus sulfur and other elements of atomic number up to 40.
oxygen
UK /ˈɒksɪd͡ʒən/ US /ˈɑksɪd͡ʒən/
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noun
1
The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. Sometimes called elemental oxygen to distinguish it from molecular oxygen.
Holonyms: dioxygen, O₂, oxygen (loose sense)
By molar fraction, calcium oxide contains equal parts calcium and oxygen.
2
Molecular oxygen (O₂), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
Meronym: oxygen (strict sense)
About 21% of the air you breathe is oxygen.
3
A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help them breathe.
4
An atom of this element.
Look first at any structure to see if there is a carbon with two oxygens attached. Hemiacetals, hemiketals, acetals, and ketals are all alike in that regard.
5
A condition or environment in which something can thrive.
Silence is the oxygen of shame.
They hoped to starve the terrorists of the oxygen of publicity.
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