deuterated water

English

Noun

deuterated water (uncountable)

  1. water in which one or both protium hydrogens is replaced by atoms of deuterium hydrogen
    1. by restriction, heavy water (D2O)
    2. by restriction, semi-heavy water, deuterium-protium water (2H1HO)

Synonyms

(D2O):

(DHO):

Hyponyms

(water with deuterium replacement of protium):

Hypernyms

(water with deuterium replacement of protium):

Derived terms

  • fully deuterated water
  • semideuterated water
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