heavy water

heav·y wa·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hev-ee waw-ter, wot-er]
- /ˈhɛv i ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hev-ee waw-ter, wot-er]
- /ˈhɛv i ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/

Definitions of heavy water words

noun heavy water water in which hydrogen atoms have been replaced by deuterium, used chiefly as a coolant in nuclear reactors. 1
noun heavy water dense water used in nuclear reactors 1
noun heavy water water that has been electrolytically decomposed to enrich it in the deuterium isotope in the form HDO or D2O 0
noun heavy water 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 0
noun heavy water (chemistry) Water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen (symbol D2O); used as a moderator in nuclear reactors. 0

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Origin of heavy water

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Heavy water

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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heavy water popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heavy water usage trend in Literature

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