deuterium
/djuːˈtɪəɹɪəm/ · noun
Meaning
- An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.
- An atom of this isotope.
Etymology / origin
From deutero- + -ium. Coined by American physical chemist Harold Urey, from Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”).
- δεύτερος(Ancient Greek)→
- *dew-(ine-pro)→
- deuterium (English)
- Relations: root, uder
Related words
Descendant words
- deuterium(Dutch) (bor)
- deŭterio(Esperanto) (bor)
- deuterium(Finnish) (cog)
- デューテリウム(Japanese) (bor)
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