водо-водяной

Russian

Etymology

From вода́ (vodá) +‎ водяно́й (vodjanój), literally water-water, referring to the fact that in such reactors, light water plays the roles of both a neutron moderator and a coolant fluid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌvodə vədʲɪˈnoj]

Adjective

во̀до-водяно́й • (vòdo-vodjanój)

  1. (nuclear energy) water-moderated
    1. (nuclear energy, relational) pressurized water

Declension