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orthohydrogen

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or⋅tho⋅hy⋅dro⋅gen

[awr-thuh-hahy-druh-juhn]
–noun Physics, Chemistry.
the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in the same direction.
Compare parahydrogen.


Origin:
1925–30; ortho- + hydrogen
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