TRITIUM


Meaning of TRITIUM in English

/ ˈtrɪtiəm; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( symb T ) an isotope (= a different form) of hydrogen with a mass that is three times that of the usual isotope

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WORD ORIGIN

1930s: from modern Latin , from Greek tritos third.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.