note specifics; in body or tissue = BODY WATER; / admin: consider also FLUID THERAPY or INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL or REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; / adv eff: consider also WATER INTOXICATION; / metab must refer to metabolism of exogenous water; / stand: consider also WATER SUPPLY; / ther use: consider HYDROTHERAPY & related terms; / virol = WATER MICROBIOLOGY + specific virus; atmospheric water = HUMIDITY; hardness or softness of water: probably WATER / chem & not also HARDNESS but consider also WATER SOFTENING; water consumption = WATER or WATER SUPPLY if on a wide scale: on a personal level = WATER CONSUMPTION see DRINKING

A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)