Meaning Of The Word Heavy water
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Heavy water Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Heavy water?
heavy water in American English
water composed of heavy isotopes of hydrogen or oxygen, or of both; esp., deuterium oxide, D2O, which is water composed of ordinary oxygen and deuterium noun: water in which hydrogen atoms have been replaced by deuterium, used chiefly as a coolant in nuclear reactors heavy water in British English noun: water that has been electrolytically decomposed to enrich it in the deuterium isotope in the form HDO or D2O |
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