Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen);
[syn: deuterium, heavy hydrogen]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
deuterium
n 1: an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to
zero neutrons in hydrogen) [syn: deuterium, heavy
hydrogen]
The Elements (07Nov00):
deuterium
Symbol: D
Atomic Weight: 2
A hydrogen atom which has but one proton and neutron. Deuterium
makes up
about 0.015% of all natural hydrogen. Chemical properties are like that
of
normal hydrogen, though somewhat slower.