Structured Summary
Abstract
The isotopic compound of hydrogen of mass 2 (deuterium) with oxygen. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) It is used to study mechanisms and rates of chemical or nuclear reactions, as well as biological processes.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- H2O
- Molecular Weight
- 20.028 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 7789-20-0
- IUPAC Name
- deuterated water
- InChIKey
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-ZSJDYOACSA-N
- SMILES
- [2H]O[2H]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D017666
- Source
- PubChem CID 24602
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Classification
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Heavy Water
- Oxide, Deuterium
- Water, Heavy
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
94; was DEUTERIUM OXIDE (NM) 1980-93
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Previous Indexing
- Deuterium (1980-1993)
- Water (1980-1993)
MeSH Hierarchy
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Deuterium Oxide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017666. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017666
- Deuterium Oxide. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_water
- Deuterium Oxide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155890
- Deuterium Oxide. In: PubChem Compound. CID 24602. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24602