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or•tho•hy•dro•gen
(ôr′thə hī′drə jən),USA pronunciation n. [Physics, Chem.]
- Chemistry, Physicsthe form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in the same direction. Cf. parahydrogen.
- ortho- + hydrogen 1925–30
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