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heavy hydrogen

/ˈhɛvi ˈhaɪdrədʒən/

Traduction: Terme scientifique désignant le deutérium, isotope stable de l'hydrogène dont le noyau contient un proton et un neutron, ce qui le rend environ deux fois plus lourd que l'hydrogène ordinaire.

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/ˈhɛvi ˈhaɪdrədʒən/C1formalscientific
  • frTerme scientifique désignant le deutérium, isotope stable de l'hydrogène dont le noyau contient un proton et un neutron, ce qui le rend environ deux fois plus lourd que l'hydrogène ordinaire.

A scientific term for deuterium, a stable isotope of hydrogen whose nucleus contains one proton and one neutron, making it twice as heavy as ordinary hydrogen.

  1. DeuteriumC1formal

    An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in its nucleus, making it twice as heavy as ordinary hydrogen.

    frhydrogène lourd

    • Heavy hydrogen is used in nuclear fusion reactions.
    • Scientists isolate heavy hydrogen from ordinary water.
    • The presence of heavy hydrogen in the sample was confirmed by mass spectrometry.