deuterium
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deuterium
(D) [doo-tēr´e-um]the mass 2 isotope of hydrogen; it is available as a gas or heavy water and has been used as a tracer or indicator in metabolic studies.
deuterium
/deu·te·ri·um/ (D) (doo-tēr´e-um) see hydrogen.deuterium (H)2
[dyo̅o̅tir′ē·əm]
Etymology: Gk, deuteros, second
a stable isotope of the hydrogen atom, used as a kinetic tracer. Also called heavy hydrogen. See also tritium.
hy·dro·gen 2
(2H) (hī'drō-jen)The isotope of hydrogen 2 of atomic weight 2; the less common stable isotope of hydrogen-2 making up 0.015% of the hydrogen-2 atoms occurring in nature.
Synonym(s): deuterium.
Synonym(s): deuterium.
hy·dro·gen
(hī'drō-jen)1. Gaseous element, atomic no. 1, atomic wt. 1.00794.
2. Molecular form (H2) of the element.
[hydro- + G. -gen, producing]
deuterium
(dootēr´ēəm), a stable isotope of the hydrogen atom, used as a tracer. Also called
heavy hydrogen. Deuterium oxide, or heavy water, is formed from an isotope of hydrogen, which has twice the weight of ordinary hydrogen (hence the name).
heavy hydrogen. Deuterium oxide, or heavy water, is formed from an isotope of hydrogen, which has twice the weight of ordinary hydrogen (hence the name).
deuterium
the mass 2 isotope of hydrogen, symbol 2H or D; it is available as a gas or heavy water and is used as a tracer or indicator in studying metabolism.