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deuteriumMain Entry: deu·te·ri·um Pronunciation: \dü-ˈtir-ē-əm also dyü-\ Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek deuteros second Date: 1933 : an isotope of hydrogen that has one proton and one neutron in its nucleus and that has twice the mass of ordinary hydrogen —symbol D —called also heavy hydrogen
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