LiBeB process

noun

LiBeB process

noun

Etymology From the chemical symbols Li, Be, B.

Astronomy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Any nucleosynthesis process, the details of which are unclear, that accounts for the light elements lithium, beryllium and boron which cannot survive in stellar interiors because they are destroyed by proton capture.

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