hydration
(noun) the process of combining with water; usually reversible
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hydration (usually uncountable, plural hydrations)
(chemistry) The incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound.
(biology) The process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues.
(construction) The chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving off heat to form a crystalline structure in its setting and hardening.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*dra"tion, n. (Chem.)
Definition: The act of becoming, or state of being, a hydrate. Water of hydration (Chem.), water chemically combined with some substance to form a hydrate; -- distinguished from water of crystallization.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
