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s-process

The English word “s-process” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. the relatively slow nucleosynthesis process, in giant stars, in which neutron capture synthesizes elements up to atomic mass number 210 (at which point alpha decay becomes a deterrent to further building).

Etymology

The s stands for slow.

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