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tritium

/ˈtrɪdiəm/
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Definitions of tritium
  1. noun
    a radioactive isotope of hydrogen; atoms of tritium have three times the mass of ordinary hydrogen atoms
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    H, atomic number 1, hydrogen
    a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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