deuteron
nounEtymology From deutero- + -on. From deuterium, from Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”).
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics the nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron
- Synonyms
- D+
- Derived terms
- antideuteron, deuteronic, deuteronlike
- Hypernyms
- H+