deuterium

deuterium definition - medical

deu·te·ri·um (do͞o-tîrˈē-əm)

noun
An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in the nucleus having an atomic weight of 2.014. Also called heavy hydrogen, hydrogen-2.

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