heavy water

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heavy water (uncountable)

  2. (inorganic chemistry) Water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen (protium) (thus, ²H₂O); used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.
    Synonyms: deuterium oxide, deuterated water (²H₂O sense)
    Hypernyms: water, H₂O < substance
    Coordinate terms: light water (¹H₂O); semi-heavy water (¹H-²H-O), deuterated water (¹H-²H-O sense); super-heavy water (³H₂O), tritiated water (³H₂O)

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  1. ^ “IUPAC: Provisional Recommendations: Chemical Nomenclature and Structure Representation Division”, IR-3.3.2
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