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English

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Etymology

From proto- + -ium. From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, first).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊ.tiəm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊ.tiəm/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊtiəm

Noun

protium (plural protiums)

  1. (physics) The lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen, having a single proton and no neutrons: 11H. It is the only stable nuclide with no neutrons.
    Synonyms: H-1, ¹H, hydrogen-1, hydrogen 1, normal hydrogen, light hydrogen
    Hypernyms: hydrogen, H (synonymous when without any qualifier)
    Coordinate terms: H-2, ²H, D, deuterium, hydrogen-2, hydrogen 2, heavy hydrogen (2 nucleons); H-3, ³H, T, tritium, hydrogen-3, hydrogen 3 (3 nucleons); H-4, ⁴H, Q, quadrium, hydrogen-4, hydrogen 4 (4 nucleons); hyperhydrogen
    So far there are no differences among the protiums extracted at various labs, except for concentration levels.
  2. An atom of this isotope.
    This radioactive decay leaves behind a protium as well.

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Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) + -ium.

Noun

protium n (singular definite protiummet, not used in plural form)

  1. protium
    Coordinate terms: deuterium, tritium

Declension

More information neuter gender, singular ...

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, first) + -ium.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pro‧ti‧um

Noun

protium n (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. protium

Finnish

Etymology

From English protium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprotium/, [ˈpro̞t̪ium]
  • Rhymes: -otium
  • Syllabification(key): pro‧ti‧um
  • Hyphenation(key): pro‧ti‧um

Noun

protium

  1. (physics) protium

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

prōtium n (genitive prōtiī or prōtī); second declension

  1. protium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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