HYDROUS

hydrous, hydrated

(adjective) containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

hydrous (not comparable)

(chemistry) Containing combined water; hydrated.

Anagrams

• shroudy

Source: Wiktionary


Hy"drous, a. Etym: [Gr. "y`dwr water.]

1. Containing water; watery.

2. (Chem.)

Definition: Containing water of hydration or crystallization.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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