dihydrogen monoxide

English

Noun

dihydrogen monoxide (uncountable) (abbreviation DHMO)

(humorous, inorganic chemistry) Water, H₂O.

Usage notes

The usual systematic name for water is hydrogen oxide, though water is more common than that.

Synonyms

water
For other synonyms, see Thesaurus:water

Translations

dihydrogen monoxide

Chinese:
Mandarin: 一氧化二氫, 一氧化二氢 (yīyǎnghuà'èrqīng)
Danish: dihydrogenmonoxid c, n

Finnish: divetymonoksidi
French: monoxyde de dihydrogène (fr) m
Japanese: 一酸化二水素 (issanka-nisuiso)

See also

Water on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dihydrogen monoxide hoax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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