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A molecule of polywater

Polywater was a polymerized form of standard water, meaning it was a very long molecule of water consisting of repetitions of many similar molecular subunits. Under certain extreme gravimetric conditions (like those existing during the breakup of the planet Psi 2000, or the collapse of a red supergiant star into a white dwarf), polywater can form. When introduced into the systems of humanoids, polywater intoxication could occur if the polywater acquires carbon from the body, acting on the brain in ways similar to extreme alcohol intoxication. It had a similar effect on Data's positronic brain in 2364. Polywater infected blood also had the ability to melt itself from a frozen state, move along surfaces and jump for short distances to infect a host. (TOS: "The Naked Time"; TNG: "The Naked Now")

A graphic showing a polywater molecule was sometimes on display in the biomedical lab, (TNG: "Home Soil") on a monitor in a medical laboratory, (TNG: "Transfigurations") on a monitor in the cybernetics laboratory, (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II") and on a small monitor in sickbay aboard the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Man of the People")

External link

Polywater at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Polywater at Wikipedia

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-[[Image:Polywater-(naked-now).jpg|thumb|A molecule of polywater.]]
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-'''Polywater''' is a [[polymer]]ized form of standard [[water]], meaning it is a very long molecule of water consisting of repetitions of many similar molecular subunits.  Under certain extreme [[gravimetric]] conditions (like those existing during the breakup of the [[planet]] [[Psi 2000]], or the collapse of a [[red giant|red supergiant]] [[star]] into a [[white dwarf]]), polywater can form.   When introduced into the systems of [[humanoid]]s, [[polywater intoxication]] can occur if the polywater acquires [[carbon]] from the body, acting on the [[brain]] in ways similar to extreme [[alcohol]] intoxication.  It had a similar effect on [[Data]]'s [[positronic brain]] in [[2364]].  ({{TOS|The Naked Time}}; {{TNG|The Naked Now}})
+'''Polywater''' was a [[polymer]]ized form of standard [[water]], meaning it was a very long molecule of water consisting of repetitions of many similar molecular subunits.  Under certain extreme [[gravimetric]] conditions (like those existing during the breakup of the [[planet]] [[Psi 2000]], or the collapse of a [[red giant|red supergiant]] [[star]] into a [[white dwarf]]), polywater can form.   When introduced into the systems of [[humanoid]]s, [[polywater intoxication]] could occur if the polywater acquires [[carbon]] from the body, acting on the [[brain]] in ways similar to extreme [[alcohol]] intoxication.  It had a similar effect on [[Data]]'s [[positronic brain]] in [[2364]]. Polywater infected blood also had the ability to melt itself from a frozen state, move along surfaces and jump for short distances to infect a host. ({{TOS|The Naked Time}}; {{TNG|The Naked Now}})
-A graphic showing a polywater molecule was sometimes on display in the [[science laboratory|biomedical lab]] ({{TNG|Home Soil}}) and on a small monitor in [[sickbay]] aboard the [[USS Enterprise-D|USS ''Enterprise''-D]]. ({{TNG|Man of the People}})
+A graphic showing a polywater molecule was sometimes on display in the [[science laboratory|biomedical lab]], ({{TNG|Home Soil}}) on a monitor in a medical laboratory, ({{TNG|Transfigurations}}) on a monitor in the [[cybernetics]] laboratory, ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}}) and on a small monitor in [[sickbay]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. ({{TNG|Man of the People}})
+==External link==
-:''Soviet scientists first proposed polywater, and it was under investigation worldwide during the mid to late 1960s based on their experiments.  Initial experiments showed polywater existed, but removal of unintended contaminants resulted in the inability to repeat the experimental results.''
+*{{mbeta|Polywater}}
+*{{Wikipedia|Polywater}}
-==External Links==
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