Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deuterate

Alternative form of deutero- used before a vowel.

(chemistry) Describing a compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with the heavy isotope deuterium.

simple past tense and past participle of deuterate

(chemistry) deuteriation

plural of deuteration

(chemistry, transitive) To replace one or more hydrogen atoms in (a molecule) with deuterium.

present participle of deuterate

(geology) Of or pertaining to reactions of liquids derived from magma with the solidified rock from the same magma.

by restriction, heavy water (D₂O) / by restriction, semi-heavy water, deuterium-protium water (²H¹HO)