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Hydrogen-bomb
see synonyms of hydrogen-bombVerb
1. hydrogen-bomb
attack with a hydrogen bomb
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Hydrogen-bomb
see synonyms of hydrogen-bombnoun
a type of bomb in which energy is released by fusion of hydrogen nuclei to give helium nuclei. The energy required to initiate the fusion is provided by the detonation of an atomic bomb, which is surrounded by a hydrogen-containing substance such as lithium deuteride
. Also called: H-bomb See also fusion bombCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Hydrogen-bomb
see synonyms of hydrogen-bomb an extremely destructive nuclear bomb in which an initial atomic bomb explosion creates the necessary intense heat and pressure to start a nuclear fusion explosion of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium); H-bomb
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