deuterium oxide

noun Chemistry.

heavy water.

Origin of deuterium oxide

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby deuterium oxide

deuteragonist, deuteranopia, deuterate, deuteride, deuterium, deuterium oxide, deutero-, deuterocanonical, deuterocanonical books, deuterogamy, deuteromycete

British Dictionary definitions for deuterium oxide

deuterium oxide

noun

another name for heavy water

Scientific definitions for deuterium oxide

deuterium oxide

See under heavy water.