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CARBON CYCLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("carbon cycle" is a kind of...):
thermonuclear reaction (a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("carbon cycle" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
