deuterated
/ˈdjuː.tə.ɹeɪ.tɪd/adjective, verb
deuterated is spelled D-E-U-T-E-R-A-T-E-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, deuterated means “Describing a chemical compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with the heavy isotope deuterium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deuterated?
| Letters | 10: D-E-U-T-E-R-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deuterated?
Deuterated appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce deuterated?
- /ˈdjuː.tə.ɹeɪ.tɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-deuterated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of deuterated
- more deuterated comparative
- most deuterated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deuterated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Describing a chemical compound which has had some of its normal hydrogen (protium) replaced with the heavy isotope deuterium.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of deuterate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).