Water has various properties: chemical, physical, biological (and their different variations). Most of these properties are abnormal, i.e. do not correspond to the classical ideas about the properties of liquids.
One of these properties is the ability to dissolve all known chemical compounds. Yes, some chemical compounds are poorly soluble. But they are still soluble in principle. And at high pressures and temperatures (such as conditions in the bowels of the Earth), water becomes a very strong solvent. Noble metals also dissolve in such water. This situation can be realized, for example, on the blades of aircraft turbines. Water droplets fall on the blades and instantly get in conditions of high temperatures and pressures. Due to these conditions, water begins to actively interact with the material of the blades. Corrosion processes begin. This is one example of how water can manifest itself due to its anomalous properties.
There are also abnormal physical properties. Like, for example, the temperature dependence of the water density. Water becomes the most dense at 4C (under other standard conditions). Due to this fact, the density of ice is slightly less than of liquid water and therefore it does not sink. That is why there is life on our planet in the form in which we are used to see it.
