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CRYOHYDRATE
Etymology
Noun
cryohydrate (plural cryohydrates)
(chemistry) Any salt that forms crystals containing water of crystallization only at low temperatures
Source: Wiktionary
Cry`o*hy"drate (kr`-h"drt), n. Etym: [Gr. hydrate.] (Chem.)
Definition: A substance, as salt, ammonium chloride, etc., which crystallizes with water of crystallization only at low temperatures, or below the freezing point of water. F. Guthrie.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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