tritium
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- A radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen (symbol T, ³H or 31H) having one proton and two neutrons.
- An atom of this isotope.
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Borrowed from New Latin tritium, from Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, “third”) + New Latin -ium. By surface analysis, trit- + -ium.
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