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Deuterium Oxide

Definition: Deuterium Oxide

Deuterium Oxide

Noun

1. Water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors.

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Specialty Definition: Deuterium Oxide

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Health

The isotopic compound of hydrogen of mass 2 (deuterium) with oxygen. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) It is used to study mechanisms and rates of chemical or nuclear reactions, as well as biological processes. (references)

Nuclear Energy & Physics

Water in which the hydrogen is replaced by'heavy hydrogen'or deuterium. Because of the very low neutron absorption cross-section of deuterium, heavy water makes an excellent moderator and is used in, e. g. , CANDU and SGHWR nuclear reactors. It is present in ordinary water at one part in about 5000. Source: European Union. (references)

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Synonym: Deuterium Oxide

Synonym: heavy water (n). (additional references)

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Frequency of Internet Expressions: Deuterium Oxide

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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deuterium oxide

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Modern Translation: Deuterium Oxide

Language Translations for "deuterium oxide"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

deuteriumoxid (heavy water), tungt vand (heavy water). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

deuteriumoxyde (heavy water), deuteriumoxide (heavy water), D2O (heavy water), zwaar water (heavy water). (various references)

   

French

  

protoxyde de deutérium, oxyde de deutérium, eau lourde. (various references)

   

German

  

Deuteriumoxid (D20, heavy water), D20 (D20, heavy water), schweres Wasser (heavy water). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

βαρύ ύδωρ (D20, heavy water), βαρύ νερό (heavy water), πρωτοξείδιο του δευτερίου (heavy water), διοξείδιο του δευτερίου (D20, heavy water). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

nehézvíz (heavy water). (various references)

   

Italian

  

protossido di deuterio (heavy water), Ossido di deuterio (D20, heavy water), acqua pesante (D20, heavy water). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

euteriumday oxideay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

D2O (D20, heavy water), óxido de deutério (D20, heavy water), água pesada (D20, heavy water). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

protóxido de deuterio (heavy water), agua pesada (D20, heavy water), óxido de deuterio (D20, heavy water). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

ağır su. (various references)

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Anagrams: Deuterium Oxide

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-d-e-e-e-i-i-m-o-r-t-u-u-x"

-4 letters: eudiometer.

-5 letters: demerited, deuterium.

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