deuterium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dʒuːˈtɪəɹɪəm/ (UK)
- /djuːˈtɪəɹɪəm/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /djuːˈtɪɹi.əm/ (US)
Etymology
From deutero- + -ium. Coined by American physical chemist Harold Urey, from Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.
Heavy water is "heavy" because it contains deuterium.
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(countable) An atom of this isotope.
There were about 80 deuteriums for every million protiums, and virtually no tritium.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deuteriums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
mul:¹H · protium · mul:H-3 · mul:T · hydrogen 3 · tritium · hydrogen-1 · mul:³H · normal hydrogen · mul:⁴H · mul:H-1 · mul:H-4 · hydrogen 1 · hydrogen-3 · light hydrogen · mul:Q
Deriveds
deuterium bottleneck · deuterium oxide · antideuterium
Hypernyms
Relateds
deuteron · mul:D · Deuteronomy · heavy water
Synonyms
hydrogen-2 · mul:²H · heavy hydrogen · hydrogen 2 · mul:H-2
Translations (35)
fi deuterium (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · fi raskas vety (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · fr deutérium (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · tr döteryum (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · ro deuteriu (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · ru дейте́рий (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · cy dewteriwm (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · hi भारी उदजन (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · is þungt vetni (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · is tvívetni (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · ca deuteri (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · bn ডিউটেরিয়াম (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · nl deuterium (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · pl deuter (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · ko 이중수소 (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · ko 중수소 (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · sv deuterium (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · ms deuterium (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · eo deŭterio (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · ru дейте́рий (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · cs těžký vodík (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · it deuterio (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · hu deutérium (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · bg деуте́рий (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · ko 듀테륨 (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · cmn 氘 (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · yue 氘 (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · is þungavetni (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · ja 重水素 (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · af deuterium (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · es deuterio (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · pt deutério (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · de Deuterium (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · cs deuterium (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen) · el δευτέριο (isotope of hydrogen — see also heavy hydrogen)