helium-4
English
Noun
helium
-4
(
uncountable
)
(
physics
)
The normal
isotope
of helium,
4
2
He, that has two
neutrons
.
Hypernyms:
helium
<
element
<
substance
,
material
Coordinate term:
helium-3
(
the much rarer of these two stable isotopes
)
See also
alpha particle
(
a helium-4 ion
)
helion
(
a helium-3 ion
)