English dictionary: words starting with deutero

adjective

(of sacred books or literary works) forming a secondary canon.

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I had difficulty accepting scobie's reasoning for not including the deuterocanonical books as a leg…

noun

The nucleus of a deuterium atom, consisting of a proton and a neutron.

Usage examples:

The wave functions of both the deuteron and the alpha particle are invariant under the interchange …

proper noun

The fifth book of the bible, containing a recapitulation of the ten commandments and much of the mosaic law.

noun

The nucleus of a deuterium atom, consisting of a proton and a neutron.

Usage examples:

The wave functions of both the deuteron and the alpha particle are invariant under the interchange …

noun

A deuterostomatous animal; also as adjective.