H2o Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms H2O Cultural

1. The chemical symbol (see also symbol) for water. Each molecule of water contains two atoms of hydrogen (H) joined to a single atom of oxygen (O).

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H2O is the stuff of life, but for several decades, water producers and sommeliers have been working to make it something more: the stuff of taste.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has denied the existence of Covid, questioned the moon landing and claims that water is something other than H2O.

From BBC

Here, at depths of 5km, where no sunlight can penetrate, the oxygen appears to be produced by naturally occurring metallic “nodules” which split seawater - H2O - into hydrogen and oxygen.

From BBC

However, in interaction with proteins, D2O is less potent than H2O.

From Science Daily

Jupiter's rampant radiation breaks H2O's molecular bonds, leaving behind oxygen and hydrogen.

From Science Daily

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