diff --git a/Cantera/cxx/include/PureFluid.h b/Cantera/cxx/include/PureFluid.h
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+#ifndef CXX_PUREFLUID
+#define CXX_PUREFLUID
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "kernel/PureFluidPhase.h"
+#include "kernel/importCTML.h"
+
+namespace Cantera {
+
+
+    class PureFluid : public PureFluidPhase
+    {
+    public:
+
+        PureFluid() : m_ok(false), m_r(0) {}
+
+        PureFluid(string infile, string id="") : m_ok(false), m_r(0) {
+            
+        m_r = get_XML_File(infile); 
+        if (id == "-") id = "";
+        m_ok = buildSolutionFromXML(*m_r, id, "phase", this, 0);
+        if (!m_ok) throw CanteraError("PureFluid",
+            "buildSolutionFromXML returned false");
+        }
+
+
+        PureFluid(XML_Node& root, string id) : m_ok(false), m_r(0) {
+            m_ok = buildSolutionFromXML(root, id, "phase", this, 0);
+        }
+        
+        virtual ~PureFluid() {}
+
+        bool operator!() { return !m_ok;}
+        bool ready() { return m_ok; }
+        friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& s, PureFluid& mix) {
+            string r = report(mix, true);
+            s << r;
+            return s;
+        }
+
+    protected:
+        bool m_ok;
+        XML_Node* m_r;
+
+    private:
+    };
+
+    class Water : public PureFluid {
+    public:
+        Water() : PureFluid(string("liquidvapor.cti"),string("water")) {}
+        virtual ~Water() {}
+    };
+
+}
+
+
+#endif