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Webster 1913 Edition
Hydrate
Hy′drate
,Noun.
[Gr.
ὕδωρ
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
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Hydrated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hydrating
.] To form into a hydrate; to combine with water.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hydrate
HY'DRATE
,Noun.
A hydrate is a substance which has formed so intimate a union with water as to solidify it, and render it a component part.
Slaked lime is a hydrate of lime.
Definition 2024
Hydrate
hydrate
hydrate
English
Noun
hydrate (plural hydrates)
- (chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
- (inorganic chemistry, rare) Water.
Derived terms
terms derived from hydrate (noun)
Translations
solid compound containing or linked to water molecules
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See also
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hydrate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- water of crystallization
Verb
hydrate (third-person singular simple present hydrates, present participle hydrating, simple past and past participle hydrated)
- (transitive) To take up, consume or become linked to water.
- A lotion can hydrate the skin.
- (slang) To drink water.
- (programming) To load data from a database record into an object's variables
Synonyms
- (to add water to): bewater
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations
to absorb water