deuterated water

English

Noun

deuterated water (uncountable)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) Water in which one or both protium (normal hydrogen) atoms have been replaced by atoms of deuterium hydrogen.
    Hypernyms: water, H₂O < substance
    Coordinate terms: light water (¹H₂O); tritiated water (several senses); super-heavy water (³H₂O)
    2. Fully deuterated water: heavy water (²H₂O).
    4. Partially deuterated water: semi-heavy water (¹H-²H-O).

Usage notes

IUPAC recommends that the chemical symbol for deuterium should be 2H, rather than D.[1]

References

  1. ^ “IUPAC: Provisional Recommendations: Chemical Nomenclature and Structure Representation Division”, IR-3.3.2
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