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- [doo-teer-ee-uh m, dyoo-]
- /duˈtɪər i əm, dyu-/
- /djuːˈtɪə.ri.əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doo-teer-ee-uh m, dyoo-]
- /duˈtɪər i əm, dyu-/
Definitions of deuterium word
- noun deuterium a stable isotope of hydrogen, occurring in natural hydrogen (156 parts per million) and in heavy water: used as a tracer in chemistry and biology. Symbol: D or 2H; atomic no: 1; atomic wt: 2.014; boiling pt: –249.7°C 3
- noun deuterium a hydrogen isotope used in nuclear reactors, accelerators, etc.: symbol, D; at. wt., 2.0141 3
- noun deuterium an isotope of hydrogen, having twice the mass of ordinary hydrogen; heavy hydrogen. Symbol: D; atomic weight: 2.01; atomic number: 1. 1
- noun deuterium A stable isotope of hydrogen with a mass approximately twice that of the usual isotope. 1
- noun deuterium (physics) An isotope of hydrogen formed of one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H. 0
- noun deuterium An atom of this isotope. 0
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Origin of deuterium
First appearance:
before 1933 One of the 10% newest English words
1933; < Greek deúter(os) second (see deutero-) + -ium
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Parts of speech for Deuterium
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deuterium popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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