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r-process

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The relatively rapid nucleosynthesis process, in supernovae, in which a large neutron flux allows rapid neutron capture and synthesis of elements up to the transuranic elements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: nuclear physics

Topics: astrophysics

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The r stands for rapid.

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