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deuteron: Meaning and Definition of

deu•ter•on

Pronunciation: (d'tu-ron", dy'-), [key]
— n. Physics.
  1. a positively charged particle consisting of a proton and a neutron, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of deuterium. Cf. triton.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
deuteromycete Deuteronomic
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