Associations to the word «Tritium»

Wiktionary

TRITIUM, noun. (isotope) A radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen (symbol T or 31H) having one proton and two neutrons.
TRITIUM, noun. An atom of this isotope.
TRITIUM OXIDE, noun. (chemistry) super-heavy water (T2O)

Dictionary definition

TRITIUM, noun. A radioactive isotope of hydrogen; atoms of tritium have three times the mass of ordinary hydrogen atoms.

Wise words

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