zhòng​shuǐ​fǎn​yìng​duī

heavy water reactor

  1. heavy water
    A chemical compound resembling ordinary water but with higher density and boiling points, used in nuclear reactors as a neutron moderator and for producing deuterium.
  2. reactor
    A device used to initiate and control a nuclear reaction to produce energy; short for 原子核反应堆 yuán​zǐ​hé​fǎn​yìng​duī.