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light-water

light-water noun: normal water, as opposed to heavy water.

Noun

light-water (uncountable)

  1. Normal water, as opposed to heavy water.
    • Still, there were hints that other delegations were willing to consider language that would allow North Korea eventually to have some sort of peaceful-use nuclear programme -- if not light-water reactors -- if it rejoined international nuclear non-proliferation treaties and allowed international...2013, Ian Jeffries, North Korea: A Guide to Economic and Political Developments, →ISBN
  2. Fire fighting foam.
    • Also, once you use light-water on a fuel fire, it's nearly impossible to get it to re-light for subsequent firefighters.2016, Maggie Holeman, Woman in the Locker Room: An Alaskan Woman's Journey for Change, →ISBN

Questions about light-water

What does light-water mean?
Light-water means normal water, as opposed to heavy water.
What part of speech is light-water?
Light-water is a noun.

Words near light-water in the dictionary

  1. light-spirited
  2. light-struck
  3. light-tight
  4. light-timbered
  5. light-up
  6. light-water
  7. light-weight
  8. light-weights
  9. light-winged
  10. light-witted
  11. light-year

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