protium
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noun
- The lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen, having a single proton and no neutrons: 11H. It is the only stable nuclide with no neutrons.
- An atom of this isotope.
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From proto- + -ium. From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).
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