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polywater

[ pol-ee-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of polywater1

First recorded in 1965–70; poly(meric) + water

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