deuterate
[ doo-tuh-reyt, dyoo- ]
/ ˈdu təˌreɪt, ˈdyu- /
verb (used with object), deu·ter·at·ed, deu·ter·at·ing.Chemistry.
to add deuterium to (a chemical compound).
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Origin of deuterate
OTHER WORDS FROM deuterate
deu·ter·a·tion, nounWords nearby deuterate
Deus vult, Deut., deuter-, deuteragonist, deuteranopia, deuterate, deuteride, deuterium, deuterium oxide, deutero-, deuterocanonical
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British Dictionary definitions for deuterate
deuterate
/ (ˈdjuːtəˌreɪt) /
verb
to treat or combine with deuterium
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