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deuteron

deuteron noun: the nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron.

Noun

deuteron (plural deuterons)

  1. the nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron
    Synonyms:
    D+

deuteron meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Tagalog

deuteron in Hindi

deuterium nucleus
द्वितीयाणु dvitīyāṇu

deuteron in Tamil

தூத்தரன், டியூட்டிரான்

deuteron in Tagalog

deuterium nucleus
duhasik

Synonyms of deuteron

Forms of deuteron

pluraldeuterons

Origin of deuteron

From deutero- + -on. From deuterium, from Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”).

Words formed from deuteron

Questions about deuteron

What does deuteron mean?
Deuteron means the nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron.
What is deuteron in Hindi?
Deuteron in Hindi is द्वितीयाणु (dvitīyāṇu). See Deuteron meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is deuteron?
Deuteron is a noun.
What is the plural of deuteron?
The plural of deuteron is deuterons.

Words near deuteron in the dictionary

  1. deuterolearning
  2. deuterolysin
  3. deuterolysins
  4. deuteromycete
  5. deuteromycetes
  6. deuteron
  7. deuteronated
  8. deuteronic
  9. deuteronlike
  10. Deuteronomic
  11. Deuteronomical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deuteron (page history and authors); deuteron (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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