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protium

American  
[proh-tee-uhm, -shee-uhm] / ˈproʊ ti əm, -ʃi əm /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. the lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen. 1 H


protium British  
/ ˈprəʊtɪəm /

noun

  1. the most common isotope of hydrogen, having a mass number of 1

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protium Scientific  
/ prōtē-əm,-shē-əm /
  1. The most abundant isotope of hydrogen, having an atomic mass of 1. Its nucleus consists of a single proton.

  2. See more at hydrogen


Etymology

Origin of protium

First recorded in 1930–35; prot- + -ium

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The Staff discussed this and has assigned you to original research for the finding of a better method of the extraction of protium from the ore.

From City of Endless Night by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)

I had previously reported to the Chemical Staff that I had found means to increase materially the extraction percentage of the precious element protium from the crude imported ore.

From City of Endless Night by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)

When I told Dr. Zimmern that I should solve the problem of the increase of the supply of protium I may have been guilty of speaking of hopes as if they were certainties.

From City of Endless Night by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)

You, Colonel Armstadt, hold in your protium secret the power of Germany to continue the war against the world.

From City of Endless Night by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)

My optimism was based on the discovery that the exact chemical state of the protium in the ore was unknown, and that it did not exist equally in all samples of the ore.

From City of Endless Night by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)

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