HEAVY WATER


Meaning of HEAVY WATER in English

Water composed of isotopes of hydrogen of atomic weight greater than 1 or of oxygen of atomic weight greater than 16, or both; especially water composed of ordinary oxygen and the isotope of hydrogen of atomic weight 2; Deuterium Oxide (D2O). Typically used as a moderator in certain nuclear reactors. Also see Heavy Water Moderated Reactor.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.