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semi-heavy water

semi-heavy water noun: a heavier form of water, containing one protium (normal hydrogen, ¹H) and one deuterium (heavy hydrogen, ²H) atom (thus, ¹H-²H-O).

Noun

semi-heavy water (uncountable)

  1. A heavier form of water, containing one protium (normal hydrogen, ¹H) and one deuterium (heavy hydrogen, ²H) atom (thus, ¹H-²H-O).

Synonyms of semi-heavy water

Forms of semi-heavy water

alternative formsemiheavy water

Origin of semi-heavy water

From semi- + heavy water.

Questions about semi-heavy water

What does semi-heavy water mean?
Semi-heavy water means a heavier form of water, containing one protium (normal hydrogen, ¹H) and one deuterium (heavy hydrogen, ²H) atom (thus, ¹H-²H-O).
What part of speech is semi-heavy water?
Semi-heavy water is a noun.

Words near semi-heavy water in the dictionary

  1. semi-funny
  2. semi-glazed
  3. semi-hard
  4. semi-harmonic
  5. semi-harmonics
  6. semi-heavy water
  7. semi-hibernation
  8. semi-hibernations
  9. semi-highway
  10. semi-highways
  11. semi-homemade

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