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So named because it is the isotope of hydrogen that has two nucleons (a proton and a neutron).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Synonym of deuterium. Full definition →
So named because it is the isotope of hydrogen that has two nucleons (a proton and a neutron).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.