Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deuterated

/ˈdjuː.tə.ɹeɪ.tɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: deuter-at-ed
IPA: /ˈdjuː.tə.ɹeɪ.tɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a chemical compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with the heavy isotope deuterium.

verb

simple past and past participle of deuterate

Inflected Forms

more deuterated (comparative) most deuterated (superlative)

Derived Forms

heptadeuterated hexadeuterated monodeuterated nondeuterated pentadeuterated perdeuterated predeuterated tetradeuterated undeuterated

Phrases

deuterated water

Frequently Paired Words

protiated tritiated

Questions

How do you pronounce deuterated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdjuː.tə.ɹeɪ.tɪd/.
What does deuterated mean?: Describing a chemical compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with the heavy isotope deuterium.

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