DEUTERIUM


Meaning of DEUTERIUM in English

[ dju:'tɪərɪəm ]

■ noun Chemistry a stable isotope of hydrogen with a mass approximately twice that of the usual isotope. (Symbol: D )

Origin

1930s: mod. L., from Gk deuteros 'second'.

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