tritium
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tritium
- /ˈtɹɪt.i.əm/ UK
- /ˈtɹɪt.i.əm/ US
- /ˈtrɪʃ.i.əm/ US
- /ˈtrɪʃ.əm/ US
Rhymes with -ɪtiəm, -ɪʃiəm, -ɪʃəm
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Borrowed from New Latin tritium, from Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, “third”) + New Latin -ium. By surface analysis, trit- + -ium.
noun tritiums
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A radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen (symbol T, ³H or 31H) having one proton and two neutrons.
Similar: mul:H-3, mul:³H, hydrogen-3, hydrogen 3
- An atom of this isotope. 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
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Talk about this word "tritium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tritium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tritium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tritium "tritium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tritium.Cite this
@misc{tritium_2026,
title = {tritium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tritium},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
