HYDRATION

hydration

(noun) the process of combining with water; usually reversible

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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



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