hydrogen
/ˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒ(ə)n/ noun B2- The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008.
- An atom of this element. · Each carbon of the ring has one hydrogen attached except for the fourth one, which is bonded to a substituent.
- Molecular hydrogen (sense 1; symbol H₂), a colourless, odourless and flammable gas at room temperature. · A large tank of hydrogen constituted most of the bulk of that rocket.
- A molecule of this molecular species.
- Synonym of protium (“the lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen (sense 1; symbol H, ¹H, or 11H), as contrasted with deuterium and tritium”). · Both hydrogen and deuterium are present in every glass of water that you drink, but the amount of deuterium is rather small.
Plural hydrogens
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