Tritium

Origin

From Ancient Greek τρίτος (tritos, "third") + -ium.

Full definition of tritium

Noun

1. (isotope) A radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen, (symbol T or ), having one proton and two neutrons.
2. An atom of this isotope.
• 1998, Donald Lee Wise, Electrical and optical polymer systems, Electrochemical polymerization of the 1,2-tritiated monomer produced a polymer in which all of the tritiums were eliminated except for those located at the ends of the chains

Synonyms

• T chemical symbol, hydrogen-3

Hypernyms

• hydrogen

Coordinate terms

• (isotopes of hydrogen) protium, deuterium, quadrium

Derived terms

• tritium oxide

Related terms

• triton