TRITIUM

tritium

(noun) a radioactive isotope of hydrogen; atoms of tritium have three times the mass of ordinary hydrogen atoms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tritium (plural tritiums)

(isotope) A radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen (symbol T or 31H) having one proton and two neutrons.

An atom of this isotope.

Synonyms

• T (chemical symbol), hydrogen-3

Hypernyms

• hydrogen

Coordinate terms

• (isotopes of hydrogen): protium, deuterium, quadrium

Anagrams

• ittrium

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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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