pol|y|wa|ter

pol|y|wa|ter
pol|y|wa|ter «POL ee WT uhr, -WOT-», noun.
a supposedly new type of water that is denser than ordinary water and does not freeze, thought to have been discovered by a Russian scientist in the 1960's but shown to be only ordinary water containing ionic impurities that cause it to have unusual properties; anomalous water; orthowater.
╂[< poly(mer) + water]

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