cold fusion

English
A cold fusion apparatus.

Noun

cold fusion (uncountable)

  1. A hypothetical form of nuclear fusion not requiring the usual immensely high temperatures; nuclear fusion at or near room temperature.
  2. A method of synthesizing superheavy elements, where the product nucleus has a relatively low excitation energy of ~10 to 20 MeV.

Synonyms
  • (fusion near room temperature): LENR

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