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).

Nearby words

deusdedit, deut., deuter-, deuteragonist, deuteranopia, deuterate, deuteride, deuterium, deuterium oxide, deutero-, deuterocanonical

Origin of deuterate

deuter(ium) + -ate¹

Related forms

deu·ter·a·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for deuterate

deuterate

/ (ˈdjuːtəˌreɪt) /

verb

to treat or combine with deuterium

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