HYDRATES

Noun

hydrates

plural of hydrate

Verb

hydrates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrate

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


HYDRATE

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



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