heavy hydrogen

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noun

either of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen, especially deuterium.

deuterium.

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Origin of heavy hydrogen

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby heavy hydrogen

heavy-handed, heavy hand, with a, heavy-hearted, heavy heart, with a, heavy hitter, heavy hydrogen, heavy ion, heavy-ion treatment, heavy-laden, heavy lifting, heavy metal

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Up till then I was just a dog-assed heavy, one of the posse.
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British Dictionary definitions for heavy hydrogen

heavy hydrogen

noun

another name for deuterium

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Medical definitions for heavy hydrogen

heavy hydrogen

deuterium

Scientific definitions for heavy hydrogen

heavy hydrogen

See deuterium.