deuterated water

English

Noun

deuterated water (uncountable)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) Water in which one or both protium (normal hydrogen) atoms have been replaced by atoms of deuterium hydrogen:
    1. Heavy water.
    2. Semi-heavy water.

Usage notes

IUPAC recommends that the chemical symbol for deuterium should be 2H, rather than D.[1]

Synonyms

(2H2O, or less correctly, D2O):

(2H1HO):

Hypernyms

(water with deuterium):

Hyponyms

(water with deuterium):

Derived terms

  • fully deuterated water
  • semideuterated water

References

  1. ^ “IUPAC: Provisional Recommendations: Chemical Nomenclature and Structure Representation Division”, IR-3.3.2
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