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Deuterate

[doo-tuh-reyt, dyoo-]

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verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing. Chemistry.

to add deuterium to (a chemical compound).

Origin:
deuter(ium) + -ate¹

Related forms

deu·ter·a·tion, noun

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existing as free, uncombined atoms

a salt of hydrocyanic acid, such as potassium cyanide, KCN

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deuterate (ˈdjuːtəˌreɪt)

—vb
	to treat or combine with deuterium

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Deuterate

deu·ter·ate