light hydrogen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of protium (“"the usual isotope of hydrogen"”).

Word forms

light hydrogen

Etymology

So named because it is the isotope of hydrogen with the lightest atomic weight and atomic mass, having one nucleon (a single proton and no neutrons).

Synonyms

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