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deuterate

[ doo-tuh-reyt, dyoo- ]
/ 藞du t蓹藢re瑟t, 藞dyu- /
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verb (used with object), deu路ter路at路ed, deu路ter路at路ing.Chemistry.
to add deuterium to (a chemical compound).
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Origin of deuterate

deuter(ium) + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM deuterate

deu路ter路a路tion, noun

Words 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
/ (藞dju藧t蓹藢re瑟t) /
verb
to treat or combine with deuterium
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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