Complete Definition of "heavy water"

English

Noun
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en-noun|sg=heavy water|-

  1. water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen (symbol D<sub>2</sub>O); used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.

Translations

Chinese: �水
Dutch: zwaar water n
Finnish: raskas vesi
French: l'eau lourde f
German: schweres Wasser n
Indonesian: air berat
Italian: l'acqua pesante f
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Japanese: �水 (�����, jūsui)
Norwegian: tungtvann
Polish: ci�żka woda
Romanian: ap� grea
Swedish: tungt vatten

Synonyms
deuterium oxide

See also
light water
semi-heavy water, semiheavy water

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ru:heavy water

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