heavy hydrogen

Noun

Meaning

an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hydrogen isomer deuterium

Hypernyms

isotope hydrogen atom

Related terms

heavy water

Examples

Deuterium ("heavy hydrogen") already has the extra neutron that light hydrogen would absorb, reducing the tendency to capture neutrons. Source: Internet

The nuclei of the heavy hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium contain one proton bound to one and two neutrons, respectively. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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