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The student included 20 grams of deuterium oxide—heavy water—with the purchase of the plasma generator.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 14 Feb. 2020
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1934, in the meaning defined above
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“Deuterium oxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deuterium%20oxide. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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