核合成

Mandarin · pinyin hé hé chéng

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  1. nucleosynthesis
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核
hé · seed, kernel, core, nut; atom
合
hé · combine, unite, join; gather
成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
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2–2–2 · he2 he2 cheng2

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