Medical term:
tritium
tritium
[trit´e-um, trish´e-um]the mass 3 isotope of hydrogen, symbol 3H, with a half-life of 12.26 years and used as an indicator or tracer in metabolic studies.
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hy·dro·gen 3
(3H) (hī'drō-jen)A hydrogen isotope of atomic weight 3; weakly radioactive, emitting beta particles to become the stable helium-3; half-life, 12.32 years.
Synonym(s): tritium.
Synonym(s): tritium.
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tritium
a radioactive isotope of hydrogen with an atomic mass of three (H3).Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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