tritium

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈtrɪti.əm/

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Noun

Singular tritium

Plural tritia

1. (chemistry) A type of Hydrogen atom that the nucleus has one proton and two neutrons. It can be written as ${\ce {^{3}_{1}H}}$ or ${\ce {^{3}H}}$ or ${\ce {T}}$.
2. (chemistry) Substance consisted by tritium atoms.