Hydrate Definition

hīdrāt
hydrated, hydrates, hydrating
noun
hydrates
A compound formed by the chemical combination of water and some other substance in a definite molecular ratio.
Plaster of Paris, 2CaSO4H2O, is a hydrate.
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verb
hydrated, hydrates, hydrating
To moisturize (the skin)
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To become or cause to become a hydrate.
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To combine with water.
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To drink water or other liquid or administer a liquid to (a patient) in an effort to prevent or treat dehydration.
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Other Word Forms of Hydrate

Noun

Singular:
hydrate
Plural:
hydrates

Origin of Hydrate

  • Borrowing from French hydrate, coined by Joseph-Louis Proust, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (hudōr, “water”) + -ate.

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Hydrate Sentence Examples

  • Precipitated aluminium hydrate finds considerable application in dyeing.

  • The hydrate, Bi(OH) 3 i is obtained as a white powder by adding potash to a solution of a bismuth salt.

  • Acted upon by water it is at once decomposed, yielding acetylene and calcium hydrate.

  • The Associated Press reports that Smith, 39, also had levels of chloral hydrate, a sedative that also contributed to actress Marilyn Monroe's death in 1962.

  • The solution is boiled till free from sulphuretted hydrogen and treated with excess of sodium hydrate.

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Words Starting With

HHYHYD

Words Ending With

ETEATE

Unscrambles

hydrate

Words Starting With H and Ending With E

Starts With H & Ends With EStarts With HY & Ends With EStarts With H & Ends With TE

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With H7 Letter Words Ending With E