deuterated water

English

Noun

deuterated water (uncountable)

1. water in which one or both protium hydrogens is replaced by atoms of deuterium hydrogen
   1. by restriction, heavy water (D₂O)
   2. by restriction, semi-heavy water, deuterium-protium water (²H¹HO)

Synonyms

(D₂O):

• heavy water
• fully-deuterated water

(DHO):

• semi-heavy water
• semi-deuterated water

Hyponyms

(water with deuterium replacement of protium):

• heavy water (D₂O)
• semiheavy water (DHO)
• TDO (³H²HO)

Hypernyms

(water with deuterium replacement of protium):

• H₂O
• water

Derived terms

• fully deuterated water
• semideuterated water

Related terms

• tritiated water
• protiated water