An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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silicon burning
  سوزش ِ سیلیسیوم  
suzeš-e silisiom
Fr.: combustion du silicium  

The → nucleosynthetic process taking place in the interior of → massive stars whereby → silicon is transmuted into iron, nickel, and neighboring nuclei collectively called the → iron peak elements.

See also: → silicon; → burning.