Each molecule of water is made up of two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom. In 1766, during an acid metal reaction, Henry Cavendish first formally recognized hydrogen. In 1781 he also found that hydrogen produces water when burned.
voe. 1  first-person singular present subjunctive of. 2  third-person singular present subjunctive of.
vorÂ·texÂ·es or vorÂ·tiÂ·ces (-tÄ­-sÄzâ²). 1. A whirling mass of water or air that sucks everything near it toward its center. 2. A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it, and hence being inescapable or destructive: a vortex of political infighting; a vortex of despair.