ofurþungt vetni
Icelandic
Etymology
From ofurþungt the neuter form of ofurþungur (“very heavy, super heavy”) and vetni (“hydrogen”).
Noun
![](Images/wiktionary/Hydrogen_Deuterium_Tritium_Nuclei_Schematic.svg.png.webp)
A picture of einvetni (“protium”), tvívetni (“deuterium”) and þrívetni (“triterium”).
ofurþungt vetni n (genitive singular ofurþungs vetnis, no plural)
- (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)