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Deuterium   /dutˈɪriəm/   Listen
Deuterium

noun
1.
An isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen).  Synonym: heavy hydrogen.



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... ion rockets of course, the standard deuterium-fusion thing with direct conversion. As again you know, this is good for interplanetary flight because you can run it continuously and it has extremely high exhaust velocity. But in our situation it was no good because it has rather a low thrust. It would have taken ...
— Accidental Death • Peter Baily


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