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lightwater

lightwater noun: water in its standard form.

Noun

lightwater (uncountable)

  1. Water in its standard form.
    • I confess I am not fully aware of all the technicalities, but to what extent then is reprocessed fuel capable of being reused in lightwater reactors, compared to being reused in breeder reactors?1978, United States Congress House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on the Environment and the Atmosphere, Environmental Implications of the New Energy Plan
    • To renew the nuclear option, then, it is necessary to reexamine lightwater reactor technology. This clearly leads to a priority effort to define advanced lightwater reactor systems.1986, Fusion Advisory Panel (U.S.), United States Congress House Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production, Fiscal Year 1987 Department of Energy...
  2. Fire-fighting foam.
    • An aqueous film-forming foam consisting of water and a special detergent, lightwater overspreads Class B fires -- those fed by petroleum -- and smothers them instantly.1974 September, Mort Schultz, “Fire on the Flight Deck!”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 142, number 3
    • The new FFE vehicle system can quickly detect fire and automatically activate lightwater foam to provide fail safe protection for both the vehicle, machinery and the operators.1983, Mine and Quarry Mechanisation, page 110

Proper noun capitalized: Lightwater

Lightwater

  1. A large village in Windlesham parish, Surrey Heath borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9262).

lightwater meaning in Tamil

lightwater in Tamil

மென்னீர்

Questions about lightwater

What does lightwater mean?
Lightwater means water in its standard form.
What is lightwater in Tamil?
Lightwater in Tamil is மென்னீர். See Lightwater meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lightwater?
Lightwater can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near lightwater in the dictionary

  1. lightvessels
  2. lightwand
  3. lightwands
  4. lightward
  5. lightwards
  6. lightwater
  7. lightwave
  8. lightwaves
  9. lightweight
  10. lightweight spaceship
  11. lightweight spaceships

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