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DEUTERIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)
Synonyms:
deuterium; heavy hydrogen
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("deuterium" is a kind of...):
isotope (one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons)
hydrogen atom (an atom of hydrogen)
Context examples:
Water that is transpired by plants, on the other hand, has the same amount of deuterium as water that's still in the ground — the plant sucks water out of the ground like a straw, no matter which isotope the water contains.
(New Study Shows the Amazon Makes Its Own Rainy Season, NASA)
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