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deuterium

deu·te·ri·um
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doo-teer-ee-uh m, dyoo-]
    • /duˈtɪər i əm, dyu-/
    • /djuːˈtɪə.ri.əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.
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