nuclear fusion(n = noun.process) fusion, nuclear fusion reaction - a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy;
is a kind of nuclear reaction
has particulars: cold fusion, thermonuclear reaction

   A type of nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy. [WordNet 1.5]

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