noun
- plural of tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen with one proton and two neutrons
Usage: scientific
Examples
- The laboratory stored several samples of tritiums for nuclear research.
- Scientists studied the decay rates of different tritiums in the experiment.
- The reactor produced various tritiums as byproducts of the fusion process.
- Researchers measured the half-lives of these tritiums carefully.
- The facility handles tritiums with extreme safety precautions.