Advanced Vocabulary - General Words for Water and Types of Liquid

General Words for Water and Types of Liquid

aqua noun

water This word is used mainly on the labels of containers of food, medicine, and toiletries to show how much water they contain.

brine noun

water that contains a lot of salt.

distilled water noun

science water that has been made very pure by removing various substances from it through a process in which it is heated until it becomes a gas and then it is made colder so that it becomes a liquid again.

electrolyte noun

chemistry a liquid containing ions that electricity can pass through.

fluid noun

formal a liquid.

fluid noun

science formal a liquid or gas.

H 2 O noun

science water.

ice noun

water that has frozen and become solid.

limewater noun

chemistry water that contains a lot of calcium carbonate or calcium sulphate.

liquid noun

science a substance that can flow, has no fixed shape, and is not a solid or a gas.

running water noun

water that is moving, for example in a river.

salt water noun

water containing salt, especially water from the sea.

sea water noun

salt water from the sea.

tap water noun

water that comes out of a tap in a building.

water noun

the clear liquid that falls as rain and is used for things such as drinking and washing.

water supply noun

water that is available for people to use in a particular area.

water vapour noun

very small drops of water in the air that make it feel slightly wet.

fluidity noun 

salinity noun

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