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Definition of: thermonuclear
(thûr′mō·n′klē·ər, -ny′-) adjective Physics
Pertaining to or characterized by the mass–energy reactions involving the fusion of light atomic nuclei subjected to very high temperatures, especially with reference to stellar energy and the hydrogen bomb.
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