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| deu·ter·on [ dtə ròn ] (plural deu·ter·ons) |
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deuterium nucleus: the nucleus of a deuterium atom, consisting of one proton and one neutron. It is used mainly as a bombarding particle in particle accelerators such as cyclotrons.
Symbol D+
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| [Mid-20th century. <deutero-, after proton] |
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