hydrate
(noun) any compound that contains water of crystallization
hydrate
(verb) cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; “hydrate your skin”
hydrate
(verb) become hydrated and combine with water
hydrate
(verb) supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance; “the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hydrate (plural hydrates)
(chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
(inorganic compound, rare) Water.
hydrate (third-person singular simple present hydrates, present participle hydrating, simple past and past participle hydrated)
(transitive) To take up, consume or become linked to water.
(slang) To drink water.
(programming) To load data from a database record into an object's variables
• (to add water to): bewater
• caffeinate
• thready
Source: Wiktionary
Hy"drate, n. Etym: [Gr. "y`dwr water: cf. F. hydrate.] (Chem.) (a) A compound formed by the union of water with some other substance, generally forming a neutral body, as certain crystallized salts. (b) A substance which does not contain water as such, but has its constituents (hydrogen, oxygen, hydroxyl) so arranged that water may be eliminated; hence, a derivative of, or compound with, hydroxyl; hydroxide; as, ethyl hydrate, or common alcohol; calcium hydrate, or slaked lime.
Hy"drate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hydrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Hydrating.]
Definition: To form into a hydrate; to combine with water.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
