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Meaning of "heavy water" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAVY WATER

heavy water play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAVY WATER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heavy water is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEAVY WATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

heavy water

Heavy water

Heavy water, formally called deuterium oxide, is a form of water that contains a larger than normal amount of the hydrogen isotope deuterium, rather than the common hydrogen-1 isotope that makes up most of the hydrogen in normal water.

Definition of heavy water in the English dictionary

The definition of heavy water in the dictionary is water that has been electrolytically decomposed to enrich it in the deuterium isotope in the form HDO or D2O.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAVY WATER

heavy cream
heavy crude
heavy crude oil
heavy cruiser
heavy earth
heavy element
heavy going
heavy goods vehicle
heavy hitter
heavy hydrogen
heavy industry
heavy metal
heavy middleweight
heavy mob
heavy mud
heavy oil
heavy on
heavy spar
heavy type
heavy-duty

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAVY WATER

above the water
bath water
blackwater
blood is thicker than water
bottled water
distilled water
drinking water
fresh water
freshwater
Greater
holy water
in deep water
in hot water
like a fish out of water
salt water
saltwater
sweetwater
test the water
underwater
wastewater
water

Synonyms and antonyms of heavy water in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heavy water» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAVY WATER

Find out the translation of heavy water to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heavy water from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heavy water» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

重水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agua pesada
570 millions of speakers

English

heavy water
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भारी पानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الماء الثقيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тяжелая вода
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

água pesada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভারী জল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

eau lourde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Air berat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwerwasser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

重水
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banyu abot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước tuôn mạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கன நீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जड पाणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ağır su
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acqua pesante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciężka woda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

важка вода
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de apă grea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαρέος ύδατος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swaar water
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tungt vatten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tungtvann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heavy water

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVY WATER»

The term «heavy water» is regularly used and occupies the 100.623 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVY WATER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heavy water

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAVY WATER»

Discover the use of heavy water in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heavy water and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Heavy Water and the Wartime Race for Nuclear Energy
The book concludes with an overall assessment of the importance and the perceived importance of heavy water for the German program, which alone staked everything on heavy water in its quest for a nuclear chain reaction.
Per F Dahl, 1999
2
Heavy Water And Other Stories
In Martin Amis's short stories whole worlds are created - or inverted.
Martin Amis, 2010
3
Canada Enters the Nuclear Age: A Technical History of Atomic ...
However, unlike reactor development, there has been no large technical effort elsewhere during the past two decades that could provide a basis for collaboration' in further development of heavy-water production technology. So Canada has ...
‎1997
4
Popular Science
That is the fascinating hope held out to men and women by a magic new fluid called "heavy water," according to Dr. James E. Kendall, head of the department of chemistry at Edinburgh University, Scotland. Discovered only six years ago, ...
5
Nuclear Power: In Canada and Beyond
Chapter 11 m Heavy Water Management As explained earlier, heavy water is used in CANDU stations as both the coolant and the moderator. The heavy water coolant is circulated through the reactor's fuel channels and the steam generators , ...
Roger G. Steed, 2006
6
A Guidebook to Nuclear Reactors
An alternative to using ordinary water as the moderator and coolant of a thermal reactor is to choose "heavy" water for one or both of these i purposes. Because heavy water absorbs fewer neutrons than ordinary water, heavy water moderated  ...
Anthony V. Nero, 1979
7
Intercomparison of techniques for inspection and diagnostics ...
The IAEA conducted a Coordinated Research Programme (CRP) on Intercomparison of Techniques for HWR Pressure Tube Inspection and Diagnostics.
International Atomic Energy Agency, 2006
8
Pratiyogita Darpan
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has been pursuing the following 3-stage Nuclear Power Programme — (i) The first stage comprises setting up of pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) and associated fuel cycle facilities. PHWRs use ...
9
Vertigo: Its Multisensory Syndromes
The "morning after" drink of alcohol may indeed re-equalise the specific gravities and lessen, albeit transiently, the untoward symptoms (Brandt and Daroff 1980). The differential effects of alcohol and "heavy water" on vestibular function can ...
Thomas Brandt, 2003
10
Introduction to Nuclear Power
Heavy water tdeuterium oxide, D,O) is present to the extent of 0.016% in ordinary water. Heavy water may be separated from ordinary water by various processes, which is an expensive business requiring a very large plant. Nevertheless ...
G.F. Hewitt, John G. Collier, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAVY WATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heavy water is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Heavy water users to see bigger sewer rate bump
The City of Clay Center will increase sewer rates slightly more than what was previously discussed. At the last council meeting the city council ... «Clay Center Dispatch, Jul 15»
2
The Iran Nuclear Agreement: Tehran "Achieved All It Wanted"
Arak heavy water reactor will remain as such. Any demands to return the facility to a light water reactor have been dismissed. The facility will be ... «The National Interest Online, Jul 15»
3
Continuities in Nuclear Hegemony: US and Iran
Like Baruch, Vienna was meticulous: reduction of enrichment capacity and stockpile of low enriched uranium, the core of Arak's heavy water ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
4
No new fires in Northeast region
Air attack packages are returning from Alberta and British Columbia – each of which included two CL-415 heavy water bombers and a Birddog ... «NorthernLife.ca, Jul 15»
5
Iranian boasts at odds with text of agreement
Iran's state-run media boasted the agreement allows the controversial Arak Heavy Water Reactor to “continue its work and remain intact, to be ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
6
Iran's 'every pathway to a nuclear weapon is cut off' under deal, says …
Enrichment will end at the Fordow nuclear site, and the heavy water reactor at the Arak site will be rebuilt for peaceful uses. And Iran agrees not ... «PBS NewsHour, Jul 15»
7
Iran nuclear deal prompts concerns, hope
FILE - This Jan. 15, 2011 file photo shows the heavy water nuclear facility near Arak. Iran and six world powers reached a landmark nuclear ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
8
Aitkin gets a double-dose of rain
Heavy water ripped an 18-inch by 6 foot hole near a drain on the roof of Aitkin High School, causing extensive damage to all three floors of the ... «Aitkin Independent Age, Jul 15»
9
In Full: Key Elements of Iran Deal
The core of the heavy water reactor in Arak will be removed, and it will be redesigned so that it will not produce significant amounts of plutonium ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
10
Iran: We Won
... nuclear research and development, and keep its Arak Heavy Water Facility and Fordo and Natanz enrichment plants under the agreement. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»

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