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hydrate

noun

a compound formed by the chemical combination of water and some other substance in a definite molecular ratio: plaster of Paris, 2CaSO·HO, is a hydrate

transitive verb, intransitive verb hydrated, hydrating

to become or cause to become a hydrate
to combine with water

Related Forms:

hydration noun
hydrator noun

See hydrate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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