"2H" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: 2Hs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} 2H (usually uncountable, plural 2Hs)
  1. (British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 3H; a pencil with hard lead. Tags: British, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-2H-en-noun-1aDDtHWS Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Isotopes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 3 43 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 66 6 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 4 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 4 37 Disambiguation of Isotopes: 55 6 39
  2. A pencil of grade 2H. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-2H-en-noun-XEBfym0I
  3. Alternative form of ²H (“hydrogen-2”) Wikidata QID: Q102296 Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: ²H (extra: hydrogen-2)
    Sense id: en-2H-en-noun-mul:Q102296 Categories (other): Deuterium Disambiguation of Deuterium: 8 8 84

Inflected forms

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