Light water

Light water or Lightwater may refer to:

Science

  • Deuterium-depleted water, which has a lower concentration of deuterium than occurs naturally on Earth
  • Water, especially water that is not heavy water
    • Water, the coolant in a light-water reactor, a type of nuclear reactor

Other uses

  • Lightwater, a town in Surrey, England

See also

  • Semiheavy water, a form of water in which one of the protium atoms in light water is replaced with deuterium atoms
  • Heavy water, a form of water that contains a larger than usual amount of deuterium molecules
  • Super-heavy water, a form of water in which both protium atoms in light water are replaced with tritium atoms
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