ofurþungt vetni

Icelandic

Etymology

From ofurþungt the neuter form of ofurþungur (“very heavy, super heavy”) and vetni (“hydrogen”).

Noun

A picture of einvetni (“protium”), tvívetni (“deuterium”) and þrívetni (“triterium”).

ofurþungt vetni n (genitive singular ofurþungs vetnis, no plural)

1. (physics, symbol T or ³₁H) tritium

Synonyms

• (tritium): þrívetni

Hypernyms

• vetni (“hydrogen”)

Coordinate terms

• (isotopes of hydrogen)

  protium: einvetni (also called prótín)

  deuterium: tvívetni (also called þungt vetni or þungavetni)