Assertion: deuterium | /r/ObjectUse | used as tracer
Facets:
value: for analyzing chemical reactions
type: PURPOSE
value: widely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Deuterium is used widely as a tracer for analyzing chemical reactions, and it combines with oxygen to form heavy water.
text: Deuterium and its compounds are used as a \"tracer\" in the study of mechanism of various chemical and metabolic reactions taking place in the body.