An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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oxygen burning
  سوزشِ اکسیژن  
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Fr.: combustion de l'oxygène  

The stage when a star fuses → oxygen into → silicon and → sulfur. It occurs only in → massive stars, with a mass over eight → solar masses.

Etymology (PE): → oxygen; → burning.