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deuteriums

deuteriums is the plural of deuterium.

Meaning of deuterium

Noun

deuterium (countable and uncountable, plural deuteriums)

  1. (uncountable) An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.
    • Heavy water is "heavy" because it contains deuterium.
  2. (countable) An atom of this isotope.
    • There were about 80 deuteriums for every million protiums, and virtually no tritium.

Questions about deuteriums

What is deuteriums the plural of?
Deuteriums is the plural of deuterium.

Words near deuteriums in the dictionary

  1. deuterides
  2. deuteriochloroform
  3. deuterium
  4. deuterium bottleneck
  5. deuterium oxide
  6. deuteriums
  7. deutero-
  8. Deutero-Isaiah
  9. Deutero-Malay
  10. Deutero-Malays
  11. deuterobenzene

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