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fu·sor

 (fyo͞o′zôr)
n.
Any of a proposed category of celestial objects that undergo nuclear fusion in their cores at some point during their lifetimes, the least massive of which are about 13 times Jupiter's mass and sustain the fusion of deuterium atoms into heavier elements.

[Proposed by Gibor Basri (born 1951), American astrophysicist : fus(ion) + -or.]
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Basri has crafted the following definition based on what he terms a fusor (any object that undergoes fusion): "A planet is a spherical non-fusor born in orbit around a fusor." His demarcation synthesizes, in one phrase, ideas about mass, self-gravitation, fusion, and even cosmogony.
In fact, a scholium in the early editions explains the name Philetymus as "amans veritatis," while interpreting "Pseudocheus" (the liar's name) as "fusor mendaciorum," that is, one who "pours forth" lies; the second part of this compound is apparently derived from LANGUAGE NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.
The Farnsworth Fusor, which is based on a low pressure, high voltage direct current plasma apparatus, is currently used as a low-flux neutron source.