deuterium
noun/djuːˈtɪriəm/
Frequency rank: #17,709 most common English word
Meaning
A stable isotope of hydrogen whose nucleus contains one proton and one neutron, making it twice as heavy as ordinary hydrogen.
Example sentence
Scientists used deuterium instead of regular hydrogen to trace the movement of water molecules in the experiment.
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