"light water" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} light water (uncountable)
  1. (inorganic chemistry) Water in its standard form of H₂O, containing two protium (¹H) hydrogen atoms, as opposed to heavy water (which contains deuterium, ²H). (Natural water contains some deuterium, but not much; so it can safely be called light water.) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Inorganic compounds, Water Synonyms: 1H2O, protium water, protium oxide, diprotium oxide, protium monoxide, diprotium monoxide, protiated water, fully-protiated water, lightwater, light-water Hypernyms: H2O, water, protiated water Derived forms: light water reactor Related terms: heavy water, semi-heavy water, super-heavy water
    Sense id: en-light_water-en-noun-i8iBs4Co Disambiguation of Water: 73 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English retronyms, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 80 20 Disambiguation of English retronyms: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 80 20 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. Foam formed by water and a fluorocarbon surfactant, used in firefighting because it floats on flammable liquids lighter than water. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-light_water-en-noun-c0DHTRYV

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