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Meaning of protium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈpɹəʊ.tiəm/

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. An atom of this isotope.

Equivalents

Deutsch Protium
Español protio
Suomi protium
Français protium
Italiano prozio
한국어 프로튬
Nederlands protium
Polski Prot
Português prótio
Русский про́тий

Examples

“So far there are no differences among the protiums extracted at various labs, except for concentration levels.”
“This radioactive decay leaves behind a protium as well.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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