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noun
A supposed polymeric form of water reported to have been produced in fine capillaries; now known to be illusory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: pseudoscience
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Synonyms: anomalous water, orthowater, superwater
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- Proto-Indo-European *polh1ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English polywater From poly- + water.
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