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hydrate
[ hahy-dreyt ]
noun
- any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
verb (used with or without object)
- to combine chemically with water.
hydrate
/ ˈhaɪdreɪt /
noun
- a chemical compound containing water that is chemically combined with a substance and can usually be expelled without changing the constitution of the substance
- a chemical compound that can dissociate reversibly into water and another compound. For example sulphuric acid (H 2 SO 4 ) dissociates into sulphur trioxide (SO 3 ) and water (H 2 O)
- not in technical usage a chemical compound, such as a carbohydrate, that contains hydrogen and oxygen atoms in the ratio two to one
verb
- to undergo or cause to undergo treatment or impregnation with water
hydrate
/ hī′drāt′ /
Noun
- A compound produced by combining a substance chemically with water. Many minerals and crystalline substances are hydrates.
Verb
- To combine a compound with water, especially to form a hydrate.
- To supply water to a person in order to restore or maintain a balance of fluids.
Derived Forms
- hyˈdration, noun
- ˈhydrator, noun
Other Words From
- hy·dration noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of hydrate1
Example Sentences
One cubic foot of solid methane hydrate releases about 164 cubic feet of gas.
Known as "fire ice," methane hydrate is located in fairly vast quantities on the ocean floor.
I'm a big advocate of fracking, but I'll confess I haven't heard of methane hydrate since a geology class several years ago.
Launching this spring, it promises “repair, hydrate and renew.”
According to this hypothesis, ether is a hydrate of etherin.
Gelatinous hydrate of magnesia (as the last).199 Calcined magnesia (taken as the first).
Alunite, al′un-īt, n. a mineral consisting of common alum together with normal hydrate of aluminium.
There were just the slightest traces of concentrated amylene hydrate on her lips.
After cooling the last time, dilute with water and add sodium hydrate till neutral.
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