expelled water
1Water cure — is a form of water torture in which the victim is forced to drink large quantities of water in a short time, resulting in gastric distension, water intoxication, and possibly death.cite book|title=Oxford English Dictionary|quote=In the… …
2water of hydration — n water that is chemically combined with a substance to form a hydrate and can be expelled (as by heating) without essentially altering the composition of the substance …
3Water gun — A water gun (or water pistol, squirt gun, or water blaster) is a type of toy designed to shoot water. Together with water balloons, these devices are the primary tools used to soak another during a water warfare game. Historically, water guns… …
4water of hydration — noun the water present in hydrated compounds • Syn: ↑water of crystallization, ↑water of crystallisation • Hypernyms: ↑water, ↑H2O * * * : water that is chemically combined with a substance to form a hydrate and can be expelled (as by heating)… …
5Water cooling — Cooling tower and water discharge of a nuclear power plant Water cooling is a method of heat removal from components and industrial equipment. As opposed to air cooling, water is used as the heat conductor. Water cooling is commonly used for… …
6Water cure (torture) — This is an article about a form of torture. For other uses, see Water cure. The Water Torture Facsimile of a woodcut in J. Damhoudère s Praxis Rerum Criminalium, Antwerp, 1556. Water cure as a term for a form of torture refers to a method in… …
7Water salute — A water salute occurs for ceremonial purposes when a vehicle travels under plumes of water expelled by two or more fire fighting vehicles. At an airport, typically an even number of vehicles will line up perpendicular on the sides of the taxiway… …
8water of hydration — Chem. the portion of a hydrate that is represented as, or can be expelled as, water: now usually regarded as being in true molecular combination with the other atoms of the compound, and not existing in the compound as water. [1885 90] * * * …
9water of hydration — Date: circa 1889 water that is chemically combined with a substance to form a hydrate and can be expelled (as by heating) without essentially altering the composition of the substance …
10Shallow water blackout — A shallow water blackout is a loss of consciousness caused by cerebral hypoxia towards the end of a breath hold dive in water typically shallower than five metres (16 feet), when the swimmer does not necessarily experience an urgent need to… …
