Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron
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Origin
- Ancient Greekδεύτερος“second”
- Englishdeuteron
From deutero- + -on. From deuterium, from Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”).
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Dutch deuteron, deuteriumkern
- deuterondeuterium nucleus
- deuteriumkerndeuterium nucleus
Esperanto deŭterono
- deŭteronodeuterium nucleus
French deutéron
- deutérondeuterium nucleus
Hindi द्वितीयाणु
- द्वितीयाणु (dvitīyāṇu)deuterium nucleus
Japanese 重陽子
- 重陽子 (jyūyōshi)deuterium nucleus
Polish deuteron
- deuterondeuterium nucleus
Portuguese deutão, dêuton
- deutãodeuterium nucleus
- dêutondeuterium nucleus
- deuterãodeuterium nucleus
- dêuterondeuterium nucleus
- deuteriãodeuterium nucleus
Spanish deutón, deuterón
- deutóndeuterium nucleus
- deuteróndeuterium nucleus
Tagalog duhasik
- duhasikdeuterium nucleus
Ukrainian дейтро́н
- дейтро́н (dejtrón)deuterium nucleus
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APA
deuteron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deuteron
MLA
“deuteron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deuteron. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deuteron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deuteron.
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