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polywater

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[pol-ee-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈpɒl iˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of polywater

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


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But whenever they attempted to get a reading, the laser burned the polywater into a black char.

From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2013

Bellamy reported that he’d successfully repeated some of the polywater experiments.

From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2013

It’s possible the CIA subscribed to the belief that, like ice-nine in Cat’s Cradle, polywater was capable of uncontrollably self-replicating.

From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2013

When Denis Rousseau, a postdoc at the University of Southern California, first heard about polywater, he was as intrigued as anyone.

From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2013

When Rousseau’s team performed an analysis for sodium, they found it in any polywater they were able to produce, along with calcium, potassium, and chlorine.

From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2013

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