semi-heavy water

See also: semiheavy water

English

Etymology

From semi- +‎ heavy water.

Noun

semi-heavy water (uncountable)

  2. (inorganic chemistry) A heavier form of water, containing one protium (normal hydrogen, 1H) and one deuterium (heavy hydrogen, 2H) atom (thus, ¹H-²H-O).
    Alternative form: semiheavy water
    Synonym: deuterated water (¹H-²H-O sense)
    Hypernyms: water, H₂O < substance
    Coordinate terms: light water (¹H₂O), heavy water (²H₂O), deuterated water (²H₂O sense), super-heavy water (³H₂O)

Usage notes

The chemical symbol for deuterium should be 2H, rather than D.[1]

Translations

References

  1. ^ “IUPAC: Provisional Recommendations: Chemical Nomenclature and Structure Representation Division”, IR-3.3.2
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.