water that has been electrolytically decomposed to enrich it in the deuterium isotope in the form HDO or D2O
heavy water in American English
water composed of heavy isotopes of hydrogen or oxygen, or of both; esp., deuterium oxide, D2O, which is water composed of ordinary oxygen and deuterium
Examples of 'heavy water' in a sentence
heavy water
I did so respectfully, ever alert for the rumble of heavy water surging from the bottom of the dam.
Tapply, William G FOLLOW THE SHARKS (2002)
The other two men only have a small half-working cyclotron, a little heavy water left from Rjukan.