heavy water
noun
1
: the compound D2O composed of deuterium and oxygen
called also deuterium oxide
2
: water enriched in deuterium
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Most of Iran's nuclear program centered around uranium, but the nation had also built but never started a heavy water reactor that could potentially produce plutonium, another important material for nuclear weapons.
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Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 26 June 2025
Israel, meanwhile, carried out strikes on Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 June 2025
But its cover was blown in December 2002, when satellite photos emerged showing an enrichment site in the city of Natanz and a heavy water plant about 200 miles away in Arak.
—Dan De Luce, NBC news, 28 June 2025
Israel took out top generals and nuclear scientists and destroyed nuclear facilities in Natanz, Isfahan and the Arak heavy water reactor, Netanyahu said.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
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Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 26 June 2025
Israel, meanwhile, carried out strikes on Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 June 2025
But its cover was blown in December 2002, when satellite photos emerged showing an enrichment site in the city of Natanz and a heavy water plant about 200 miles away in Arak.
—Dan De Luce, NBC news, 28 June 2025
Israel took out top generals and nuclear scientists and destroyed nuclear facilities in Natanz, Isfahan and the Arak heavy water reactor, Netanyahu said.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
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“Heavy water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20water. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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