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Deuterium Oxide

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
heavy water
plural
Deuterium Oxides
possessive
Deuterium Oxide's
pluralpossessive
Deuterium Oxides'