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deuterium oxide

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deuterium oxide
n.
An isotopic form of water with composition D2O, isolated for use as a moderator in certain nuclear reactors.
deuterium oxide
Noun
same as heavy water
deuterium oxide
See heavy water.
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Noun1.deuterium oxide - water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors
heavy water
moderator - any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors
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In their experiments, Pons and Fleischmann pass an electrical current between palladium and platinum electrodes immersed in a flask containing lithium ions dissolved in deuterium oxide -- a heavy version of water made of oxygen and the hydrogen isotope deuterium.
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Deuterium oxide is thus two atomic mass units heavier than hydrogen oxide.
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Moreover, where deuterium oxide dilution requires drawing blood and underwater weighing requires immersion in a calibrated pool, the infrared technique can be completed in three minutes and may ultimately require no more than the rolling up of one's sleeve.
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