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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. chemical substances
  3. chemical compounds
  4. inorganic compounds
  5. oxides
  6. deuterium oxide

Preferred term

deuterium oxide

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information The isotopic compound of hydrogen of mass 2 (deuterium) with oxygen. It is used to study mechanisms and rates of chemical or nuclear reactions, as well as biological processes.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • D2O (deuterium oxide)
  • deuterium monoxide
  • heavy water

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/32807

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