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deuterated

/ˈdjuː.tə.ɹeɪ.tɪd/

deuterated adjective: describing a chemical compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with the heavy isotope deuterium. Also the simple past and past participle of deuterate.

deuterated: describing a chemical compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with...
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Adjective

deuterated (comparative more deuterated, superlative most deuterated)

  1. Describing a chemical compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with the heavy isotope deuterium.

Also used as

deuterated is also the simple past and past participle of deuterate.

Forms of deuterated

comparativemore deuterated
superlativemost deuterated

Words formed from deuterated

Questions about deuterated

What does deuterated mean?
Deuterated means describing a chemical compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with the heavy isotope deuterium.
What part of speech is deuterated?
Deuterated is an adjective.
How do you pronounce deuterated?
Deuterated is pronounced /ˈdjuː.tə.ɹeɪ.tɪd/.

Words near deuterated in the dictionary

  1. deuteranopes
  2. deuteranopia
  3. deuteranopias
  4. deuteranopic
  5. deuterate
  6. deuterated
  7. deuterated water
  8. deuterates
  9. deuterating
  10. deuteration
  11. deuterations

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