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

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  • A key component of the experiment was a glass test chamber about the size of two coffee mugs filled with a liquid called deuterated acetone, which contains a form of hydrogen known as deuterium, or heavy hydrogen.

    Tabletop Nuclear Fusion | Impact Lab 2005

  • Nature reports that forensic scientists are quite worried about the idea of deuterated drugs catching on, because they use deuterated versions of common p..

    The Chem Blog 2009

  • Noyori who was exploring catalysis by transition metal species in E.J. Corey's group, and Mike Strem, who had started Strem Chemicals and for whom I made a sample of deuterated Zeise's salt for the fantastic wage of $100, half a month's pay at that time.

    Richard R. Schrock - Autobiography 2006

  • In addition, he is also interested in hydrogenated and deuterated amorphous and poly-silicon carbon, germanium hydrogen material and devices, such as thin film transistors and neural network image sensors.

    NTU Presidential Quackery Michael Turton 2007

  • Rey, Thermoluminescence of deuterated amorphous and crystalline ices, Radiation Phys.

    Tara Smith Speaks - The Panda's Thumb 2006

  • Most notably our 1973 discovery of DCN, the first deuterated molecular species found in interstellar space, enabled me to trace the distribution of deuterium in the galaxy.

    Arno Penzias - Autobiography 1978

  • To support that assertion, Iran on Sunday unveiled domestically-produced deuterated compounds, which state TV said can be used for medical research and making optic fiber.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • To support that assertion, Iran on Sunday unveiled domestically-produced deuterated compounds, which state TV said can be used for medical research and making optic fiber.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • The GFT505-210-6 study is based on the gold standard " hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp", with two levels of insulin and using a deuterated tracer to measure hepatic glucose production.

    Reuters: Press Release 2012

  • A compound containing deuterium is said to be deuterated.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] Meg Ireland 2010

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