As nouns the difference between triton and newt
is that triton is the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons while newt is a small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult.
As a proper noun Triton
is a god of the sea, son of Poseidon.
triton
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(physics) the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons
any of several marine gastropods of the family having a pointed spiral shell
Synonyms
* (l) (l)
* (tritium ion)
Hypernyms
* (hydrogen ion)
Coordinate terms
* (bare nuclei of hydrogen) proton, deuteron, triton
* , p (protium ion)
* (deuterium ion)
newt
Noun
(
en noun)
A small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult.
Synonyms
* (l)
* (l)
Related terms
* (l)