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Water An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkF6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InanimateObject</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> is one piece of some (pure or impure) portion of the chemical compound H2O. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> may be in a gaseous, liquid, or solid state (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi9HJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">stateOfMatter</a>); they may be salty or not, drinkable or not. Examples include portions of the ocean, such as the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVii7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BayOfBiscay</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjtDJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BayOfBengal</a> (see also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeaWater</a>); bodies of fresh water, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjySZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NiagaraFalls</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViO_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GangesRiver</a>; quantities of chlorinated water (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgD7FZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PoolWater</a>); and the contents of bottles of tonic water (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj0cpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeltzerWater</a>). Any portion of liquid that consists mostly of water but differs from it in one or more important properties (as does e.g. urine, coffee, and lemonade) is not itself an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>, but has an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> as its main constituent (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjTAZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">mainConstituent</a>). For the specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> whose instances are pure, see (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPuxrZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PureFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>). water http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water pure water (PureFn Water) water vapor The collection of all water vapor. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjZz5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CleaningSubstance</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjFK5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GaseousTangibleThing</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>. (GaseousFn Water) salt water Water-Saline A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkF2JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water_Saline</a> is a portion of water with some substantial concentration of salt mixed into it. An important specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkF2JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water_Saline</a> is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeaWater</a> (q.v.). fresh water The collection of portions of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> in any physical state (solid, liquid, or gas) which is considered fresh water rather than sea water. Thus, the water in most lakes and rivers, drinking water, steam, and precipitation are all fresh water. Water-Fresh The collection of pre-designated or customary <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJXokJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Path_Spatial</a>s that lie along water surfaces. A moving object following (or blocking) this path is supported by the water, but is neither fully immersed in the water nor completely in the air. This collection includes sea-lanes, channels, pre-designated ship routes, safe-passage mine-free paths, etc. They may or may not be marked with <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgD3u5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Buoy</a>s. Certain bodies of water like <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjzcZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Canal</a>s are generally <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1QU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WaterSurfacePath</a>s or have <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1QU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WaterSurfacePath</a>s on them. For the pure <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjRepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Trajectory</a> of the motion of any object on a water surface, use <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvt8Q4JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WaterSurfaceTrajectory</a>. WaterSurfacePath water route The collection of all ice. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r9gNWxnS6EdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">BulkState</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rKQyLCnTAEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">MacroCrystalline</a>. ice (SolidFn Water) water (LiquidFn Water) The collection of instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a> formed when <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi6UpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hydrogen</a> reacts with a nonmetal or semimetal element. MolecularHydrideType molecular hydride amphoteric substance A specification of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjNlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChemicalSubstanceType</a>. The collection of all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjNlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChemicalSubstanceType</a> that are instances of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r1ZX-WvNRQdaHcIBm7fM5hA" class="cyc_term">AcidType_Lewis</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r26JQoPNRQdaGmruzRi4N9Q" class="cyc_term">BaseType_Lewis</a>. AmphotericSubstanceType <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> means that <code>TERM2</code> is broader than <code>TERM1</code>, in an extremely general sense of "broader". For example, <code>TERM2</code> is, in the relevant sense, broader than <code>TERM1</code> if any of the following hold: <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that subsumes <code>TERM1</code>; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that has <code>TERM1</code> as an instance; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection, instances of which have instances of the collection <code>TERM1</code> as parts; <code>TERM2</code> has <code>TERM1</code> as a part; This list of reasons for why <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> could hold is not exhaustive, but it should give a good indication of how general the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> relation actually is. BT broaderTerm UbiquitousResourceType ubiquitous resource The collection of natural resources (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwMc3h5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NaturalResourceType</a>) whose instances are found in abundance on <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkL_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlanetEarth</a>. Examples include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjADJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Air</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi8eZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dirt</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>. Non-examples include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLqTE5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Diamond_Gem</a>s and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjb0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Petroleum_CrudeOil</a>. candidate KB completeness node CandidateKBCompletenessNode Water An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkF6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InanimateObject</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> is one piece of some (pure or impure) portion of the chemical compound H2O. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> may be in a gaseous, liquid, or solid state (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi9HJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">stateOfMatter</a>); they may be salty or not, drinkable or not. Examples include portions of the ocean, such as the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVii7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BayOfBiscay</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjtDJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BayOfBengal</a> (see also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeaWater</a>); bodies of fresh water, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjySZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NiagaraFalls</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViO_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GangesRiver</a>; quantities of chlorinated water (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgD7FZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PoolWater</a>); and the contents of bottles of tonic water (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj0cpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeltzerWater</a>). Any portion of liquid that consists mostly of water but differs from it in one or more important properties (as does e.g. urine, coffee, and lemonade) is not itself an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>, but has an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> as its main constituent (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjTAZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">mainConstituent</a>). For the specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> whose instances are pure, see (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPuxrZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PureFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>). water A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkEXpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Coffee_Beverage</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZuQB0EIwQdiVLvd37V_UJw" class="cyc_term">Americano</a> is a coffee drink made with two shots of espresso and hot water. americano Americano AcidType-Bronsted-Lowry Broensted-Lowry acid An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjNlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChemicalSubstanceType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rytfWjPNRQdaeT5bz7i0SFg" class="cyc_term">AcidType_Bronsted_Lowry</a> is a type of substance, instances of which can donate a proton to another substance in a chemical reaction. LigandType A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rO8R7VDk3QdeQM738ICSiRw" class="cyc_term">LigandType</a> are collections whose instances are substances capable of surrounding and bonding to a central metal ion, forming a metal complex (or simply complex). In forming a complex, the ligands are considered to coordinate to the metal. ligand inanimate object InanimateObject A subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkF6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InanimateObject</a> is an (at least partly) tangible thing that is not currently a living structure. Things that were never alive, dead organisms, and dead (or completely non-functioning) organism parts are included in this collection. Examples: <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViC4ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">YaleUniversity</a>, a piece of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi9RpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Meat</a>, a dead armadillo, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgEMDZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">StatueOfLiberty</a>, and a pile of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgDMLJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sawdust</a>. Two important specializations of this collection are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvakVVZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InanimateObject_Natural</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwNwL8ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InanimateObject_NonNatural</a>. Water An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkF6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InanimateObject</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> is one piece of some (pure or impure) portion of the chemical compound H2O. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> may be in a gaseous, liquid, or solid state (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi9HJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">stateOfMatter</a>); they may be salty or not, drinkable or not. Examples include portions of the ocean, such as the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVii7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BayOfBiscay</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjtDJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BayOfBengal</a> (see also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeaWater</a>); bodies of fresh water, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjySZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NiagaraFalls</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViO_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GangesRiver</a>; quantities of chlorinated water (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgD7FZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PoolWater</a>); and the contents of bottles of tonic water (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj0cpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeltzerWater</a>). Any portion of liquid that consists mostly of water but differs from it in one or more important properties (as does e.g. urine, coffee, and lemonade) is not itself an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>, but has an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> as its main constituent (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjTAZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">mainConstituent</a>). For the specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> whose instances are pure, see (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPuxrZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PureFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>). water An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjNlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChemicalSubstanceType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r4eCNdPNRQdaMr9_eOeadhA" class="cyc_term">BaseType_Bronsted_Lowry</a> is a type of substance whose instances are proton acceptors. BaseType-Bronsted-Lowry Broensted-Lowry base Water An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkF6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InanimateObject</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> is one piece of some (pure or impure) portion of the chemical compound H2O. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> may be in a gaseous, liquid, or solid state (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi9HJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">stateOfMatter</a>); they may be salty or not, drinkable or not. Examples include portions of the ocean, such as the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVii7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BayOfBiscay</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjtDJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BayOfBengal</a> (see also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeaWater</a>); bodies of fresh water, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjySZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NiagaraFalls</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViO_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GangesRiver</a>; quantities of chlorinated water (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgD7FZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PoolWater</a>); and the contents of bottles of tonic water (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj0cpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeltzerWater</a>). Any portion of liquid that consists mostly of water but differs from it in one or more important properties (as does e.g. urine, coffee, and lemonade) is not itself an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>, but has an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> as its main constituent (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjTAZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">mainConstituent</a>). For the specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> whose instances are pure, see (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPuxrZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PureFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>). water Water An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkF6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InanimateObject</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> is one piece of some (pure or impure) portion of the chemical compound H2O. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> may be in a gaseous, liquid, or solid state (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi9HJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">stateOfMatter</a>); they may be salty or not, drinkable or not. Examples include portions of the ocean, such as the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVii7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BayOfBiscay</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjtDJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BayOfBengal</a> (see also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeaWater</a>); bodies of fresh water, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjySZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NiagaraFalls</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViO_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GangesRiver</a>; quantities of chlorinated water (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgD7FZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PoolWater</a>); and the contents of bottles of tonic water (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj0cpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeltzerWater</a>). Any portion of liquid that consists mostly of water but differs from it in one or more important properties (as does e.g. urine, coffee, and lemonade) is not itself an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>, but has an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> as its main constituent (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjTAZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">mainConstituent</a>). For the specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> whose instances are pure, see (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPuxrZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PureFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>). water CommonSubstances-Material-Topic common substances material topic Water An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvUCoPtoTQdaZVdw2OtjsAg" class="cyc_term">ChemicalCompoundTypeByChemicalSpecies</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkF6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InanimateObject</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> is one piece of some (pure or impure) portion of the chemical compound H2O. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> may be in a gaseous, liquid, or solid state (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi9HJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">stateOfMatter</a>); they may be salty or not, drinkable or not. Examples include portions of the ocean, such as the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVii7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BayOfBiscay</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjtDJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BayOfBengal</a> (see also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeaWater</a>); bodies of fresh water, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjySZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NiagaraFalls</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViO_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GangesRiver</a>; quantities of chlorinated water (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgD7FZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PoolWater</a>); and the contents of bottles of tonic water (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj0cpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeltzerWater</a>). Any portion of liquid that consists mostly of water but differs from it in one or more important properties (as does e.g. urine, coffee, and lemonade) is not itself an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>, but has an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> as its main constituent (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjTAZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">mainConstituent</a>). For the specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> whose instances are pure, see (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPuxrZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PureFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>). water