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heavy water
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heavy water,
water in which the hydrogen component is deuterium (2H), or heavy hydrogen. It has properties different from those of ordinary water. Because of its ability to absorb neutrons, heavy water is used as a moderator in nuclear reactions. Also written as D2O.


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Deuterium oxide is thus two atomic mass units heavier than hydrogen oxide.
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