TRITIUM


Meaning of TRITIUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' tri-t ē - ə m, ' tri-sh ē -

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek tritos third ― more at THIRD

Date: 1933

: a radioactive isotope of hydrogen that has one proton and two neutrons in its nucleus and that has three times the mass of ordinary hydrogen ― symbol T

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