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fusion
     1. n. The act of merging separate elements, or the result thereof.
     2. n.          (physics) A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the concomitant release of energy.
     3. n.          (music) A style of music that blends disparate genres; especially types of jazz.
     4. n.          A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from different countries or cultures
     5. n.          The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it.
     6. n. , passage=The upper limit of temperature is determined by the point at which fusion of the ore takes place, or often, for practical purposes, the temperature at which the ore softens and agglomerates.
     7. n.          (genetics) The result of the hybridation of two genes which originally coded for separate proteins.
     8. n.          (cytology) The process by which two distinct lipid bilayers merge their hydrophobic core, resulting in one interconnected structure.
     9. n.          (fiction) The act of two characters merging into one, typically more powerful, being; or the merged being itself.
     10. v. (nonstandard) to combine; to fuse

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Example Sentences

A planet is not a star, because it is not massive enough that nuclear fusion can happen in its core. 
A star is a brilliantly glowing sphere of hot gas whose energy is produced by an internal nuclear fusion process. 



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