deuterium oxide

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. heavy water.

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deuterium oxide British  

noun

1. another name for heavy water

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deuterium oxide Scientific  

1. See under heavy water

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Etymology

Origin of deuterium oxide

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Prized for its purity, Norwegian heavy water, or deuterium oxide, is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors and to produce plutonium, an ingredient in nuclear bombs.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Princeton, Dr. Hugh S. Taylor made three ounces of heavy water whose density could not be increased by repeated refinements, concluded he had pure deuterium oxide.

From Time Magazine Archive