Definition of Deuterium oxide

1. Noun. Water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors.

Exact synonyms: Heavy Water
Generic synonyms: Moderator

Medical Definition of Deuterium oxide

1. Heavy water, in which the hydrogen is replaced by deuterium. Will stabilise assembled microtubules. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deuterium Oxide

deuteranopias
deuteranopic
deuterate
deuterated
deuterates
deuterating
deuteration
deuterations
deuteriation
deuteriations
deuteric
deuteride
deuterides
deuterio-
deuterium
deuterium oxide (current term)
deuteriums
deutero-
deuterobenzene
deuterocanonical
deuterochloroform
deuterogamist
deuterogamists
deuterogamy
deuterogenic
deuteron
deuteronic
deuteronlike

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