deuterium
noun/djuːˈtɪəriəm/
/duːˈtɪriəm/
[uncountable] (symbol D)
(chemistry)- an isotope (= a different form) of hydrogen with twice the mass of the usual isotopeWord Origin1930s: modern Latin, from Greek deuteros ‘second’.
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