deuton

American  

[doo-ton, dyoo-] / ˈdu tɒn, ˈdyu- /

noun

Physics Now Rare.

1. deuteron.

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Etymology

Origin of deuton

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Lawrence’s excitement about the possibilities of the deuton matched Lewis’s.

From Literature

The deuton, however, had twice the heft of the proton but not the additional charge, so it should be better at penetrating a target’s electromagnetic field.

From Literature

But even Ernest was unprepared for how effective the deuton turned out to be.

From Literature

“It was much easier, and more pleasant, to understand round-faced young Professor Ernest Orlando Lawrence of the University of California tell how he transmuted elements with ‘deuton’ bullets.”

From Literature

Rather than a self-destructing deuton, which would be remarkable, Lawrence was detecting the effect of deuton-deuton fusion, which was also remarkable in its way-—just not in the way Lawrence had defended so vehemently all these months.

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