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heavy hydrogen

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heavy hydrogen
n.
An isotope of hydrogen with mass number greater than 1; deuterium or tritium.
heavy hydrogen
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for deuterium
heavy hydrogen
See deuterium.
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Noun1.heavy hydrogen - an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)
deuterium
isotope - one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons
hydrogen atom - an atom of hydrogen


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