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DEUTERON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deuteron mean? 

DEUTERON (noun)
  The noun DEUTERON has 1 sense:

1. the nucleus of deuterium; consists of one proton and one neutron; used as a bombarding particle in acceleratorsplay

  Familiarity information: DEUTERON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEUTERON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The nucleus of deuterium; consists of one proton and one neutron; used as a bombarding particle in accelerators

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("deuteron" is a kind of...):

particle; subatomic particle (a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions)


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