tritiated water

English

Noun

tritiated water (uncountable)

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 (inorganic chemistry) Water in which one or both protium (normal hydrogen) atoms have been replaced by atoms of tritium hydrogen.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