deuterated water

English

Noun

deuterated water (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) Water in which one or both protium (normal hydrogen) atoms have been replaced by atoms of deuterium hydrogen:
   1. Heavy water.
   2. Semi-heavy water.

Synonyms

(D₂O):

• heavy water
• fully-deuterated water

(²H¹HO):

• semi-heavy water
• semi-deuterated water

Hypernyms

(water with deuterium replacement of protium):

• H₂O
• water

Hyponyms

(water with deuterium replacement of protium):

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

Derived terms

• fully deuterated water
• semideuterated water

Related terms

• tritiated water
• protiated water