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semi-heavy water

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
semi-heavy wa-ter
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

From semi- + heavy water.

Usage

Inflected Forms

semiheavy water (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

light water heavy water deuterated water super-heavy water

Synonyms

deuterated water

Questions

What does semi-heavy water mean?
A heavier form of water, containing one protium (normal hydrogen, ¹H) and one deuterium (heavy hydrogen, ²H) atom (thus, ¹H-²H-O).
Where does semi-heavy water come from?
From semi- + heavy water.

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