HEAVY WATER

Meaning of HEAVY WATER in English

water in which hydrogen atoms have been replaced by deuterium, used chiefly as a coolant in nuclear reactors. Also called deuterium oxide .

[ 1930-35 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HEAVY WATER — noun Date: 1933 the compound D 2 O composed of deuterium and oxygen, water enriched in deuterium
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HEAVY WATER — or deuterium oxide Water composed of two atoms of deuterium (D; a heavy isotope of hydrogen ) and one atom …
Английский словарь Британика
HEAVY WATER — noun : water containing more than the usual proportion of heavy hydrogen, heavy oxygen, or both ; especially : water …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAVY WATER — water with a higher average molecular weight than ordinary water, water used for cooling the core of an atomic reactor
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HEAVY WATER — Date: 1933 1. : the compound D 2 O composed of deuterium and oxygen — called also deuterium oxide 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEAVY WATER — Function: noun Date: 1933 1 : the compound D 2 O composed of deuterium and oxygen ― called also deuterium …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HEAVY WATER — ■ noun water in which the hydrogen in the molecules is partly or wholly replaced by the isotope deuterium, used …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HEAVY WATER — [heavy water] n (1933) 1: a chemical compound having two deuterium atoms and one oxygen atom in a molecule--called also …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEAVY WATER — ( (D2O), ) also called Deuterium Oxide, water composed of deuterium, the hydrogen (q.v.) isotope with a mass double that …
Britannica English vocabulary
HEAVY WATER — noun [ U ] ( chemistry ) water in which hydrogen is replaced by deuterium , used in nuclear reactions
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAVY WATER — or deuterium oxide Water composed of two atoms of deuterium (D; a heavy isotope of hydrogen ) and one atom …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HEAVY WATER — Water composed of isotopes of hydrogen of atomic weight greater than 1 or of oxygen of atomic weight greater than …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
HEAVY WATER — (D 2 O) Water that contains 2 H, rather than 1 H. Heavy water is about 11% denser than ordinary …
General Chemistry English Glossary
HEAVY WATER — Water containing significantly more than the natural proportions (one in 6,500) of heavy hydrogen (deuterium, D) atoms to ordinary hydrogen …
NRC Nuclear Energy English Glossary
HEAVY WATER — хим. тяжелая вода (химическое) (физическое) тяжелая вода
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEAVY-WATER — тяжеловодный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEAVY WATER — Тяжёлая вода
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HEAVY WATER — хим. , физ. тяжёлая вода
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEAVY WATER — тяжёлая вода
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HEAVY WATER — тяжёлая вода
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HEAVY-WATER — физ. тяжеловодный, на основе тяжёлой воды
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
HEAVY WATER — тяжёлая вода
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
HEAVY WATER — хим.тяжелая вода
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HEAVY WATER — хим. , физ. тяжёлая вода
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HEAVY WATER — хим. , физ. тяжёлая вода
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HEAVY WATER — тяжелая вода
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HEAVY WATER — тяжелая вода
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HEAVY WATER — хим. тяжелая вода
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HEAVY WATER — хим. тяжелая вода
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HEAVY WATER — тяжёлая вода
Англо-Русский физический словарь
HEAVY WATER — тяжёлая вода
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HEAVY WATER — тяжёлая вода
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
HEAVY WATER — _n. _хим. тяжелая вода
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HEAVY WATER — n. хим. тяжелая вода
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HEAVY WATER — тяжелая вода
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
HEAVY WATER — тяжёлая вода
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
HEAVY WATER — _n. _хим. тяжёлая вода
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HEAVY WATER — Тяжёлая вода
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
HEAVY-WATER — тяжеловодный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEAVY WATER — хим. тяжелая вода (химическое) (физическое) тяжелая вода
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WATER — I Inorganic compound composed of hydrogen and oxygen (H 2 O), existing in liquid , gas ( steam , water …
Английский словарь Британика
WATER — I. ˈwȯ]d.ə(r), ˈwä], ]tə(r)\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAVY — I. ˈhevē, -vi adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English hevy, from Old English hefig, Old Saxon hēbig; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATER — — waterer , n. — waterless , adj. — waterlessly , adv. — waterlessness , n. — waterlike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAVY — — heaviness , n. /hev"ee/ , adj., heavier, heaviest , n. , pl. heavies , adv. adj. 1. of great …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER — I. ˈwȯ-tər, ˈwä- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEAVY — I. ˈhe-vē adjective ( heavi·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English hevy, from Old English hefig; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATER — vi to get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. 2. water ·noun any liquid …
Webster English vocab
HEAVY — vt to make heavy. 2. heavy ·adj having the heaves. 3. heavy ·superl with child; pregnant. 4. heavy ·superl not …
Webster English vocab
HEAVY — [heavy] adj heavi.er ; -est [ME hevy, fr. OE hefig; akin to OHG hebic heavy, OE hebban to lift--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATER — a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. Water is …
Britannica English vocabulary
WATER — water BrE AmE ˈwɔːt ə AmE ˈwɔːt̬ ə r ˈwɑːt̬- ▷ water|ed d ▷ watering ˈwɔːt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WATER
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAVY — / ˈhevi; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( heav·ier , heavi·est ) WEIGHING A LOT 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER — I. wa ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEAVY — I. heav ‧ y 1 S1 W1 /ˈhevi/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative heavier , superlative heaviest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H[2]O. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAVY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (heavier, heaviest) 1 of great or exceptionally high weight; difficult to lift. 2 a of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATER — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAVY — adj., n., & adv. adj. (heavier, heaviest) 1 of great or exceptionally high weight; difficult to lift. 2 a of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1. a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O …
Oxford English vocab
HEAVY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (heavier, heaviest) 1. of great or exceptionally high weight; difficult to lift. 2 a of …
Oxford English vocab
WATER — ( waters, watering, watered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Water is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAVY — ( heavier, heaviest, heavies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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