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the nucleus of a deuterium, or hydrogen-2, atom, consisting of one proton bound to one neutron
The cyclotron accelerated deuterons toward a beryllium target.
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· the nucleus of a deuterium,...
deuterium nucleushydrogen-2 nucleus
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Derived forms
antideuteron
Etymology
Formed from deuter-, as in deuterium, + the particle suffix -on. Deuterium was named from Greek deuteros ("second") because it is hydrogen-2; deuteron names the nucleus of that isotope.