heavy water en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (uncountable) Water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen (protium) (thus, ²H₂O); used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heavy-water | alternative | lexicographic | |
| heavywater | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
semi-heavy water · deuterated water · light water · tritiated water · super-heavy water
Deriveds
super-heavy water · semi-heavy water · heavy-water reactor
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
deuterated water · deuterium oxide
Translations (30)
tr ağır su (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · tl tubig na mabigat (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · nb tungtvann (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · bg тежка вода (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · nn tungtvatn (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · de schweres Wasser (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · es agua pesada (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · nb tungtvatn (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · pl ciężka woda (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · id air berat (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · fi raskasvesi (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · da tungt vand (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · ja 重水 (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · cmn 重水 (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · is þungt vatn (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · nv tó nidaaz (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · kk ауыр су (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · pt água pesada (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · fo tungt vatn (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · ro apă grea (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · it acqua pesante (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · nl zwaar water (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · fa آب سنگین (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · nn tungvatn (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · pt água deuterada (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · sv tungt vatten (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · fr eau lourde (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · ru тяжёлая вода́ (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · tl mabigat na tubig (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen) · vi nước nặng (water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen)