DEUTERIUM


Meaning of DEUTERIUM in English

/dooh tear"ee euhm, dyooh-/ , n. Chem.

an isotope of hydrogen, having twice the mass of ordinary hydrogen; heavy hydrogen. Symbol: D; at. wt.: 2.01; at. no.: 1.

[ 1933; deúter ( os ) second (see DEUTERO-) + -IUM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .