Deutero-

Name:
Deutero-
Detailed information:
(deuterated). Prefix indicating that one or more of the hydrogens in a compound is the deuterium isotope. Example: deuteroborane solution, used for labeling olefinic unsaturation. The adjective form, deuterated, has the same meaning. Deuterated ethylene, sometimes written ethylene-1,1-D₂, has the formula CH₂:CD₂.