ofurþungt vetni

Icelandic

Etymology

From ofurþungt the neuter form of ofurþungur (“very heavy, super heavy”) and vetni (“hydrogen”).

Noun

A picture of einvetni (“protium”), tvívetni (“deuterium”) and þrívetni (“triterium”).

ofurþungt vetni n (genitive singular ofurþungs vetnis, no plural)

(physics, symbol T or ³₁H) tritium ^syn.

Synonyms

(tritium):^def. þrívetni

Hypernyms

vetni (“hydrogen”)

Coordinate terms

(isotopes of hydrogen)
protium: einvetni (also called prótín)

deuterium: tvívetni (also called þungt vetni or þungavetni)

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