DEUTERIUM OXIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deuterium oxide mean? 

• DEUTERIUM OXIDE (noun)
  The noun DEUTERIUM OXIDE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DEUTERIUM OXIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEUTERIUM OXIDE (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

deuterium oxide; heavy water

Hypernyms ("deuterium oxide" is a kind of...):

moderator (any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors)

 Context examples 

Rapidly dividing cells, as in the case of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL), can be labeled with deuterium oxide and measured using gas chromatography and/or mass spectrometry.

(Deuterium Oxide, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon ingestion of deuterium oxide, 2H is incorporated into the deoxyribose moiety of DNA of newly divided cells.

(Deuterium Oxide, NCI Thesaurus)