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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A nuclear bomb, especially a hydrogen bomb, that derives its released energy principally from fusion reactions among light nuclei.

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  • noun An atomic bomb that uses nuclear fusion as a source of energy; a hydrogen bomb

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  • noun a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium

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