polywater

[ pol-ee-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.

Word History and Origins

Origin of polywater¹

First recorded in 1965–70; poly(meric) + water

Example Sentences

From the beginning, however, there were doubters, and as proponents of polywater failed more and more … in their attempts to produce convincingly large quantities of it, the doubters began to have their innings.

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