Deuterium

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Astrophysics

A special form of hydrogen (an isotope called "heavy hydrogen") that has a neutron as well as a proton in its nucleus.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Physics Division — The Universe Adventure Glossary retrieved 2014-05-20

Climate Change

the stable isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron. In comparison, hydrogen has one proton and no neutrons. Deuterium is abbreviated as either ²H or D.

NCDC National Climatic Data Center — A Paleo Perspective on Abrupt Climate Change