tritium

trit·i·um  (trt-m, trsh-)

n.

A rare radioactive hydrogen isotope with atomic mass 3 and half-life 12.5 years, prepared artificially for use as a tracer and as a constituent of hydrogen bombs.

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[From Greek tritos, third; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]

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tritium [ˈtrɪtɪəm]

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, occurring in trace amounts in natural hydrogen and produced in a nuclear reactor. Tritiated compounds are used as tracers. Symbol: T or ³H; half-life: 12.5 years

[New Latin, from Greek tritos third]

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tritium  (trt-m, trsh-m)

A radioactive isotope of hydrogen whose nucleus has one proton and two neutrons with atomic mass of about 3 and a half life of 12.5 years. Tritium is rare in nature but can be made artificially in nuclear reactions. It is used in thermonuclear weapons and luminescent paints, and sometimes as a tracer. See more at hydrogen.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tritium - a radioactive isotope of hydrogen; atoms of tritium have three times the mass of ordinary hydrogen atoms atomic number 1, H, hydrogen - a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

Translations

tritium [ˈtrɪtɪəm] N → tritio m

tritium

n → Tritium nt